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PREFACE. 

Common Usage is Law, and Usage says, that he who 
writes a book must write a Preface. 

The book which is here presented to the reader, 
gives an epitome or outline of the great Eebellion. 
To enter into detail, would make the work quite 
voluminous; and, it was considered, that at a time 
like the present, when momentous events are almost 
daily occurring, the great public cannot detain to 
listen to a minute detail of incidents. 

At first, the author did not design to give the labors 
of his pen to the public. He was amid the stirring 
scenes of the Eebellion, and though a civilian and an 
old man, often has he, within the last two years, heard 
the roar of artillery, and witnessed the evolutions of 
soldiers going forth to battle. He commenced the 
" Chronicles" with no other motive than to beguile the 
hours of leisure, that, with the loss of business incident 
to the war, lay heavily upon him. A few friends saw 
some of the chapters, and expressed much pleasure at 



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their perusal. He was afterwards induced to allow their 
publication in a Memphis daily paper, and it was soon 
apparent, that the style was pleasing to the masses, 
for it was impossible to supply the demand for the 
numbers of the paper containing these chapters. In- 
fluenced by the anxiety of the populace as thus 
manifested, the author has revised the "Chronicles," 
and added many chapters, and now in the form here 
presented gives them to the public. 

"Why have they been written in Scripture style?" 
inquires some honest and inquisitive reader. I answer, 
Because the style is quaint, unusual, and from its 
novelty, calculated to make a lasting impression on 
the mind. 

But, perhaps, it is suggested, that the style is that 
of the Holy Scriptures, and that its use at the present 
day, is sacrilegious. In answer, I will say, that the 
style was anciently not confined to the Holy Scrip- 
tures, but generally adopted in profane as well as 
sacred writings, and it is yet used in law forms and 
documents, and no one, I presume, would venture to 
say that the language in a deed or mortgage, although 
of the ancient or solemn style, is sacrilegious. The 



Preface. 5 

author venerai es the Holy Bible, and takes it as the 
man of his corncil, and the guide of his life, and no 
one would be more averse to sacrilege than himself. 

If it would be sacrilegious to use the form of speech 
that Moses, and the prophets, and the apostles used, 
it would be equally sacrilegious to wear sandals or 
turbans because they wore them. 

In conclusion, the author would express the hope, 
that this cruel war of brothers — this war against tl^e 
government of our fathers and the old flag that waved 
over us in the past, may soon be succeeded by a last- 
ing peace, and that the wonted prosperity and happi- 
ness may ere long be fully restored. 

ALLEN M. SCOTT. 
Memphis, Tenn., October, 1863. 



CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. PAGE. 

Condition of the Country during the Eeign of 

James, surnanied Buchanan ... 15 

CHAPTER II. 

Eesignation of James 18 

CHAPTER III. 

Nomination of a New Chief Euler 21 

CHAPTER IV. 

Nomination of a New Chief Euler, (continued)..^... 25 

CHAPTER V. 

About Abraham 25 

CHAPTER VI. 

The Election of Chief Euler 30 

CHAPTER VII. 

Secession of South Carolina 33 

CHAPTER VIII. 

"War Declared 37 

CHAPTER IX. 

The South Blockaded ..., 42 

CHAPTER X. 

Battle of Manassas , 46 

CHAPTER XI. 

Generals Pillow and Polk .c 50 

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PACE. 

CHAPTER XII. 

General Polk at Memphis 55 

CHAPTER XIIC. 

Hard Times in Dixie , 58 

CHAPTER XIV. 

Commissioners sent to Europe 61 

CHAPTER XV. 

Andrew Johnson GQ 

CHAPTER XVI. 

Emerson Etheridge 69 

CHAPTER XVII. 

Battle of Belmont 72 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

Boss Hale 74 

CHAPTER XIX. 

General McClellan 80 

CHAPTER XX. 

Fort Henry 83 

CHAPTER XXI. 

Fort Donelson 86 

CHAPTER XXII. 

Surrender of Nashville * 91 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

Battle of Shiloh 94 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

Battle of Shiloh, (continued) 97 

CHAPTER XXV. 

Capture of New Orleans < 100 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

Evacuation of Columbus 105 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

Fall of Fort Pillow and Fall of Memphis. 109 



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PAGE. 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 

Foderal Dominion in Memphis 113 

CHAPTER XXIX. 

George Drury and Ellen Grainger 115 

CHAPTER XXX. 

Gecrgc Drury and Ellen Grainger, (continued) 119 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

Cotton Burning 1 24 

HAPTER XXXII. 

Federal Conquest of West Tennessee 129 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

Contrabands 133 

CHAPTER X X X I V . 

Efforts to take Richmond., 136 

CHAPTER XXXV. 

Holly Springs 140 

CHAPTER XXXVI. 

General Price 143 

CHAPTER XXXVII. 

The Guerrillas 146 

CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

Taking the Oath 149 

CHAPTER XXXIX. 

Adventures of Two Young Sesesh 152 

CHAPTER XL. 

The Conscription 155 

CHAPTER XLI. 

Yicksburg, Miss 158 

CHAPTER X L I I . 

Siege of Yicksburg 161 

CHAPTER X L I I I . 

Bragg invad es Kent uck y - 1 64 



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CHAPTER XLIV. 

John II. Morgan 1G8 

CHAPTER XLY. 

Escape of a Kebel Conscript 171 

CHAPTER XLVI. 

Duvall goes to Dixie for his family 17G 

CHAPTER XLVII. 

Hon. H. Stephens 179 

CHAPTER XLVIII. 

Brigadier Jeff 182 

CHAPTER XLIX. 

Peggy and Little Jimmy 185 

CHAPTER L . 

Clinton, whose surname was Chase 191 

CHAPTER LI. 

Lake Providence 195 

CHAPTER LI I. 

Startling Intelligence 199 

CHAPTER LIU. 

Sensation 203 

CHAPTER LIV. 

The Escape 205 

CHAPTER LV 

Southern Divines 209 

CHAPTER LVI. 

Lee Marches into Maryland - 213 

CHAPTER L V I I . 

Abraham's Warning 217 

CHAPTER LVIII. 

Battle at Corinth 220 

CHAPTER L V I X . 

Battle at Perry villo 222 



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PAGE. 

CHAPTER LX. 

Cane Hill and Perry Grove 225 

CHATTER LXI. 

Bombardment of Fredricksburg ,.227 

CHAPTER LXII. 

Sherman's Attack on Yicksburg 230 

CHA PTER LXII I. 

Stone River 232 

CHAPTER LXIV. 

Parson Brownlow 235 

CHAPTER LXV. 

Parson Brownlow, (continued) 238 

CHAPTER LXVI 

The Old Miller of Nashville 242 

CHAPTER LX VII. 

The Edict of Emancipation 215 

CHAPTER L X V I I I . 

Greenbacks 248 

CHAPTER LXIX 

Northern Prosperity 251 

CHAPTER LXX. 

Negro Troops 253 

CHAPTER LXXI. 

Running the Blockade 256 

CHAPTER LXXII. 

Bread Riots 260 

CHAPTER LXX III. 

Vance's Appeal 263 

CHAPTER LXXIV. 

Fort Sumter Bombarded 266 

CHAPTER LXXV. 

Union Meetings 269 



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CHAPTER LXXVI. 

Chancellorville 271 

CHAPTER LXXVII. 

Stoneman's Baid 274 

CHAPTER LXXVIII. 

Vallandigham 277 

CHAPTER LXXIX. 

More About Clement 280 

CHAPTER LXXX. 

Port Gibson 282 

CHAPTER LXXXI. 

John Bull and Louis Napoleon 284 

CHAPTER L XXXII. 

Grierson's Splendid Ride 288 

CHAPTER L XXXI II. 

Grand Charge on Vicksburg 292 

CHAPTER LXXXI V. 

Arbitrary Arrests 296 

CHAPTER LX XXV. 

Death of Jackson , 299 

CHAPTER LXXXVI. 

Lee Invades Pennsylvania , 301 

CHAPTER LXXXVII. 

The Call for Militia 303 

CHAPTER LXXXVIII 

The K. G. C ....306 

CHAPTER LXXXIX. 

Good Works 309 

CHAPTER XC. 

Speculation 312 

CHAPTER XCI. 

Privateering 315 



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PAGE. 

CHAPTER XCIT. 

The Foreign Element 318 

CHAPTER XCIII. 

The $300 Clause 321 

CHAPTER XCIV. 

Black Troops 324 

CHAPTER XCV. 

East and West 327 

CHAPTER XCVI. 

Battle of Gettysburg.— First Day 331 

CHAPTER XCVI I. 

Battle of Gettysburg.— Second Day 334 

CHAPTER XC VIII. 

Battle of Gettysburg.— Third Day 336 

CHAPTER XCIX. 

Bragg Eetreats from Chattanooga 339 

chapter c. 
Yicksburg Falls 341 

CHAPTER CI. 

Thanksgiving Psalms 344 



CHRONICLES OF THE GREAT REBELLION. 



CHAPTEE I. 

1. Now it came to pass in those days, when James, 
whose surname is Buchanan, was chief ruler of the 
land, the people were grieved because their wise men, 
whom they had chosen, feared not God, but were 
wicked in His sight. 

2. Many of them ha»d gathered themselves together 
at the great Sanhedrim, at the city of Washington, for 
the people had said unto them, "Go up hither and 
make laws for us and manage our affairs for us, that 
it may be well for us and our little ones." 

3. And they went up to the great city, and com- 
muned with James, and took their seats in the great 
Sfmhedrim, even in the Congress of the United States. 

4. And behold these were the days of peace and 

prosperity. The lands of the people were fruitful, and 

their barns were full of corn. They were arrayed in 
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fine linen and much crinoline, and fared sumptuously 
every day. 

5. And the people had built them many railroads, 
and put upon them great chariots that belched forth firo 
and smoke ; and the chariots were of great size, and 
made of iron and wood curiously carved, and brass 
and steel. 

6. Moreover, these chariots did fly upon the roads 
of iron, swift as an eagle, and men did travel upon 
them, and carried many parcels of oil, and wine, and 
spice, and fine flour. 

7. And they carried much cotton, and tobacco, and 
lambs' wool, and curious vessels of wood, and iron, and 
brass. 

8. And their cities did grow and become mighty 
upon the earth, and their fame went abroad into all 
the earth. 

9. Then did the magicians stretch out long wires 
of iron, reaching from one city to another, which they 
called Telegraphs, and by means of magnetism they 
did send tidings one to another, even as men speak 
face to face. 

10. And the people became proud, and they said 



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one to another, " There is no people upon the face of 
the whole earth that is equal unto us, not even the 
land of Britain, whence our fathers came." 
I 11. And their young men became haughty, and 
learned to chew tobacco, and to smoke cigars, and to 
drink wine, and costly drinks. Moreover they were 
profane before men, and foolish, and cared not to be as 
wise as their fathers were. 

12. And the maidens likewise were exceedingly 
puffed up, and they wore costly merchandise, and rings 
and bracelets of gold, and jewels and j3recious stones, 
and they arrayed themselves in silk and fine apparel, 
insomuch that none had ever witnessed the like in 
any part of the earth. 

13. And the wise men at Washington drank wine, 
and became drunken, and they spent the people's 
money in riotous living, and failed to make wise laws 
by which the land should be governed. 

14. Then were there such examples of corruption 
as had not been seen upon the earth s'nce the days of 
Noah ; for men stole vast sums from the treasury, and 
gave bribes untc judges and juries, and they slew one 
another, and their crimes filled the land with mourning. 



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CHAPTEE II. 

1. Now James, the Chief Ruler, was an old man 
and full of years. 

2. And when he perceived that his eyes were dim 
and his strength well nigh gone, he called together the 
wise men, and said unto them, — 

3. Men and Brethren, ye perceive that I am an old 
man, for my locks are white as hoar frost, and my 
knees tremble because of many years. 

4. Ye know that I have served the country from 
my youth, and, now, behold I need rest in my old age! 

5. Look ye among yourselves, and choose one to be 
the Chief Ruler of this mighty nation after me, for I 
must soon be gathered unto my fathers. 

6. Moreover, James told them that on tne fourth 
day of the month, at the end of the fourth year of his 
reign, even on that self same day, would he leave the 
City of Washington, and cease to be the Chief Ruler of 
the land forever. 



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7. Then were the wise men so vexel, and they 
lifted up their voice and wept ; for they loved James ; 
he had been to them as a father, and when they had 
taken much gold and silver from the treasury, he had 
not punished them. 

8. And they fell upon his neck and kissed him. 
And they departed each man to his own house. 

9. Now, the wise men from the South, communed 
one with another, and consulted whom they should 
choose to be Chief Ruler. 

10. And they agreed to come together at the city 
of Charleston, and to ask the elders of all the Southern 
country to meet them, that they might deliberate to- 
gether, and choose one who would favor the people of 
the Southern States. 

11. Then they sent word into all the South, for the 
people to choose discreet men, who should go to 
Charleston, and sit together in a convention. 

12. The wise men from the North, heard of the 
doings of the wise men of the South, and they said, 
"Let us hold a convention among ourselves, and chooso 
a Chief Ruler from the North, that it may be well with 
us and with our party. 



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13. And they appointed a convention at the lake 
city, even the city of Chicago, and sent a proclamation 
into a J. the land, inviting the elders from all the pro- 
vinces of the North, to come unto that place. 



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CHAPTEE III. 

1. Now it came to pass when it was noised abroad 
throughout the land, that James, whose surname is 
Buchanan, would soon be Chief Euler no more, there 
arose great contention among the people. 

2. Some of them cried out, saying, let us appoint 
John, whose surname is Bell, for he is a mighty man, 
full of wisdom, and well suited to be the Chief Euler 
of a great nation. 

3. Others say, nay, but we will choose John, whose 
surname is Breckenridge, for he loved our nation, and 
hath done many mighty deeds for it. 

4. Now, this John dwelt in the land of Kentucky, 
and he was a man of great repute in the land ; he was 
comely to look upon, and eloquent in speech. 

5. Moreover, he had long been the companion of 
James, and knew how to be Chief Euler, for he had 
been second in office for many years. 

6. Meantime, the people of the North, said among 



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tkemselves, whom shall we choose? for there were 
many among them that wished to be; Chief Euler. 

7. There was one among tl .em, who was fair spoken, 
and well versed in all the manners and customs of this 
" universal Yankee nation," and his name was William, 
but in the Anglo-Saxon tongue he was called Seward. 

8. And William greatly desired to be chosen Chief 
Euler. So he communed with Horace, the High 
Priest of the Tribune in the city of Gotham. 

9. And Horace loved William, and his soul clave 
unto him. And William said unto Horace, swear unto 
me that thou wilt be true unto me, and that the 
Tribune will favor my election. 

10. And Horace sware unto him. And William 
gave Horace much gold, and some oil in a censor, and 
a pomegranate, and kissed him, and departed unto his 
own house. 

11. And Horace wrote in the Tribune advising the 
people to choose William for their Chief Euler. He 
also made many speeches, and showed how much 
William loved the country — how well he had filled the 
place cf Governor of New York, and how powerfully 
he had opposed Southern slavery. 



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12. And. the thing pleased the Abolitionists, and 
they swore upon the palms of their hands, and cried 
out, great and mighty is William, whose surname is 
Seward ! 

33. Meanwhile the people of the South gathered 
together in all the States, and cities, and towns, and 
vi llages, and they choose good and discreet men to go 
to Charleston, to nominate some one to be Chief Euler 
of the land. 

14. In these days it came to pass, that there was a 
man in the tribe of Illinois, whose name was Stephen, 
which in the tongue of the Suckers, means, the Little 
Giant. 

15. Stephen was a man of small stature ; but he was 
comely to look upon. He was eloquent in speech, fond 
of champaigne and Democratic principles. 

16. Stephen was a man of great authority. Once 
upon a time the people had chosen him for a Judge, 
and then they had sent him to Congress from the 
gallant Sucker State. 

17. So great was the fame of Stephen, that there 
ivas none like him, in all the North-West, nor "was 
there any so powerful in all the land. 



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18. About this time many editors wrote in the 
newspapers, saying, "Let us make Stephen Chief 
Ruler/' and the saying greatly pleased the people. 



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CHAPTER IY. 

1. And when the time had come for the elders to 
assemble at Charleston, to nominate a candidate for 
the Presidency, 

2. Behold they came from all parts, some wishing 
to nominate John, whose surname is Bell ; others pre- 
ferring John the Kentuckian. 

3. Then came friends of William, saying, 

4. Choose ye William to be Chief Euler, and I will 
give unto you each a fine suit of purple, and a Federal 
office, and your little ones shall live upon the fat of the 
land. 

5. But the friends of Stephen came, saying, " Let 
your choice fall upon Stephen, and great good shall 
come unto us, and upon you, and upon all that dwell 
in North America. 

6. Then great fear fell upon the Convention, foi 

they were sore vexed , They knew not whom to choose, 

and the thing was a great trial unto them ; 
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7. And they made speeches and cast lots for many 
days. And their wrath one toward another waxed 
warm, and they failed to choose one to be Chief Euler. 
Then they arose and went each man to his own house. 

8. Then the friends of John, whose surname is Bell, 
made a league that they would vote for him, and no 
other ; and so he was their candidate. 

9. And the friends of John, the Kentuckian, also 
made a league to vote for him, and he came forth as a 
candidate for Chief Euler. 

10. Then gathered the elders of the North together 
at the city of Chicago, to choose one to be Chief Euler 
over all the land. 

11. And they came from the tribe of Maine, and 
Massachusetts, and Minnesota, and from all the country 
north of Mason and Dixon's line. 

12. And when they were gathered together, Horace 
read them a letter from William, and said unto tt em : 
" Men and brethren, I pray you, if I have found favor 
in your sight, nominate William this day." And he 
bowed himself unto the earth three times. 

13. Then came there one and stood up in the midst, 



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and beckoned with his hand, and they gave audience 
unto him. 

14. And he said unto them, that he came unto them 
from Abraham, whose surname was Lincoln, who was 
of the tribe of Kentucky, 

15. That Abraham had sent unto them, saying, 
" Nominate me this day, and I will promise you that I 
will give great gifts unto all that will vote for me." 

16. And this saying pleased the people, and they 
nominated Abraham to be Chief Euler. 



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CHAPTEE Y. 

1. Now Abraham was a man tall in stature, and 
his complexion was as dark as an Ethiopian. 

2. And Abraham dwelt in the region of the San- 
gamon river, and drank its waters, and was brought 
up as a "splitter of rails." 

3. And Abraham was two score and fourteen years 
old when he was nominated for Chief Kuler. 

4. It came to pass when a mighty rumor went out 
through all the land, Behold the Chicago convention 
hath nominated Abraham, 

5. That the friends of Stephen assembled together, 
and said one to another, Let us nominate Stephen, for 
he once did beat Abraham for Ibe Senate, peradventure 
he may beat him again. 

6. And they did accordingly, and they nominated 
Stephen. 

7. Then many persons left their houses, and went 



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through all the land, and made speeches, and wrote 
circulars, and paid money. 

8. And they gave promises and pledges, and they 
made threats, if the people should not give their votes 
to their friends. 

9. And great excitement prevailed, such as no man 
in all the land had ever seen. 

10. And some wore badges, and emblems, and 
medals. 

11. And they dreamed dreams, and they swore 
oaths, and greatly disturbed the public j)eace. 

12. And many were there of the South, that swore 
in their wrath, that if Abraham should be chosen to bo 
Chief Ruler, they would withdraw from the Union. 

13. In those days, there were societies known as 
the "Wide Awakes," and "Plug Uglies." 

14. Some of the baser sort wore brass knuckles ; 
others carried repeaters or derringers. Murders were 
committed, and assaults were made, %nd men's hearts 
failed them through fear. 



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CHAPTER VI. 

1. Now it came to pass in the third year of the reign 
of James, surnamed Buchanan, and in the eleventh 
month of the self-same year, 

2. That the people assembled themselves to vote. 

3. Then came the hardy sons of Maine, and they 
of the tribe of Vermont, and of New Hampshire, and 
of the Bay State, 

4. And of Rhode Island, and the land of patent 
clocks and wooden nutmegs, 

5. And they did cast their votes by fifties, and by 
hundreds, and by thousands ; 

6. And the people of the great States of New York 
and Pennsylvania, and also New Jersey, and little 
Dela, flocked to the poles, and voted. 

7. And the people of the South, where tobacco, and 
cotton, and rice, are cultivated, and where there are 
many of the sons and daughters of Ham, voted; 

8. And the people of the North-West, even the 



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Buckeyes, Hoos±ers, and Suckers; "Wolverines and 
Hawkeyes, from all the region of prairies, and lakes, 
and even beyond the Mississippi, came to the polls and 
"voled for Chief Euler. 

9. And the wrath of men waxed warm, and they 
drank cheap whisky and lager beer, and behold their 
patriotism boiled over. 

10. And when the sun went down, there were 
drunken men not a few, and some had bloody noses 
and mashed mouths. 

11. Then were tidings sent upon the wires, and all 
men everywhere greatly desired to hear the news. 

12. ]STo man saluted his neighbor, saying, how doest 
thou? or is it well with thee and thy little ones? 

13. For no man cared for aught else than the 
result of the election. 

14. Now when the morrow was come, and the votes 
had been counted, behold Abraham was elected. 

15. Then did the people of the North rejoice. They 
illuminated their cities, and made orations, and sang 
songs, and gav3 gifts one unto another. 

16. Then sent they unio Horace, saying, Write us, 

we pray thee, a Psalm, that we may sir g and be merry 
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17. And Horace wrote them a Psalm, and the 
people sang it, and their voice was aB the sound of 
many waters. 



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CHAPTEE VII. 

SECESSION OP SOUTH CAROLINA. 

1. When the people of South Carolina heard that 
Abraham was elected, they rent their clothes and put 
on sackcloth and ashes. 

2. And they cried one to another, saying, Alas ! for 
us, for we are undone. 

3. Then came certain together at Columbia, the 
capital of the Palmetto State, and they communed one 
with another. 

4. And they said, Let others do as they may, but 
as for us, we will secede from the Union ! 

5. Then did they pull down the old flag, even the 
flag of their fathers, the flag that had protected them 
in their infancy, and had made the country prosperous 
and happy. 

6. And the} tore the flag ir.to i? agments and trode 
upon it. 



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7. And they said, let no man henceforth celebrate 
the fourth of July, for behold the Union is dissolved. 
t 8. And South Carolina seceded from the Union, and 
ner wise men left Washington and went each man to 
nis own house. 

9. When the other States of the South, heard that 
South Carolina had seceded, they were sore vexed. 

10. For they said, South Carolina is our Sister; 
Her people are bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh, 
and our souls do cleave unto her. 

11. Abraham will send an armed host to subdue 
her, and burn up her cities, and lay waste her rice- 
fields, and carry away her negroes ; 

12. Let us arise and secede, and join with South 
Carolina, and build up a gi eat Southern Confederacy. 

13. And we will have a President, and a Congress 
of our own, and no more depend upon the "Yankees" 
of the North; 

14. We will no more send them our cotton, or 
tobacco, or rice ; nor will we ever buy goods of them 
again ; 

15. For the days of patent clocks, and nutmeg 
gritters, and Yankee school ma'ams, are at an end. 



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16. Then did Alabama and Mississippi, and 
Georgia, and Florida, and Louisiana, and Texas secede 
from, the Union; 

17. And they seized upon the Forts and Arsenals 
of the South, and the guns, and cannon, and all the 
implements of war. 

18. And there was great commotion among the 
people; for there were many that loved the Union, 
and were loth to give up the government of their 
fathers. 

19. For they said where shall we find a better? 
Have we not prospered ? Has not our domain extended 
until it reaches from ocean to ocean ? and have we not 
grown to be great among the nations of the earth ? 

20. But the friends of Secession, answered and said 
Ye speak as fools and not as wise men. Know ye net 
that Abraham is elected, and that he will have a free- 
feoil cabinet? His administration will do nothing for 
the South, but much against it, and we will not submit 
to it. 

21. And the friends of the Union, said, We did not 
vote for Abraham, and lament that he was elected ; 
but we know tb ? t he cannot do us much hurt, if we 



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remain in the Union. The Constitution ai d the laws 
will protect us. 

22. Then were the Secessionists angry, and they 
said, ye are no friends to the South, if ye speak thus. 
They that are not for us are against us. 

23. And they sent out a proclamation into all the 
land of the South, for all who loved the old flag, and did 
not wish to see it demolished to remove from the South 
in forty days. 

24. Then were there lamentation and great sorrow ; 
for men were compelled to leave their homes, and the 
ashes of kindred and loved ones, 

25. And to become exiles and strangers, and wan- 
derers in forests and desert places, and caves of the 
earth, and dens. 

26. Now, there were Yigilant Committees in all the 
South, and they ceased not night and day to seek after 
all that loved the Union, and to cast them into prison. 

27. Some they tarred and feathered ; they shaved 
the heads of some ; and they beat some, and some they 
hanged to a tree. 



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CHAPTER VIII. 



WAR DECLARED. 



1. These were but the beginning of sorrow, for the 
times grew worse and worse, until no one in all the 
land of Dixie, dared to speak in behalf of the land of 
his fathers. 

2. !N*ow, when James had served his full time, 
Abraham came to the Federal city, and delivered a 
great oration, and became the Chief Ruler of the land. 

3. Then came there Commissioners from the South, 
and they said unto him, Let there be no strife between 
thee and us, for behold all we are brethren ! 

4. Let us, we pray thee, separate peaceably ; and 
we will build up a great nation, and be friends, and 
trade together, and get great gain. 

5. Eut Abraham said, nay, but I have sworn to 
support the Constitution, and cannot give up so much 



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of the soil of this Union, as a dove may need for her 
feet ! I will not allow you to secede from the Union ! 

6. Then the Commissioners from the South, arose 
and departed from Abraham, and brought word to their 
friends. 

7 . And they said, we will have a war with Abraham, 
for he will not allow us to secede. 

8. Then Abraham sent his proclamation into all the 
land, calling for 75,000 spearmen, and, horsemen and 
iootmen, and archers and slingers, to gather themselves 
together, to suppress the Great Kebellion. 

9. Now, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and 
Virginia had not seceded, but still clave to the Union; 

10. But when they saw that Abraham was collect- 
ing an army to subdue their brethren of the South, 
their wrath was kindled ; 

11. And when he sent unto the Governor's of these 
States for aid against the South, they would not 
furnish it. 

12. And these States seceded from the Union, and 
joined themselves unto South Carolina, and the other 
Southern States. 

13. About this time a meeting of the mighty men 



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of the South was held at Montgomery, which is a city 
of no mean repute in Alabama. 

14. And these mighty men of the South did proceed 
to form a provisional government, which tbey called 
{he Confederate States of America, and they chose that 
city for the capital. 

15. Now, there was one Jefferson, whose surname 
was Davis, of the tribe of Mississippi. He was a 
valiant man, for he had been in the Mexican War, and 
had married Gen. Taylor's daughter. 

16. Ho was a member of the great Sanhedrim at 
Washington, as Senator from his own tribe, and he 
was opposed to Abraham, and greatly in favor of 
Secession. 

17. Him they chose for Provisional President of 
the Confederate States, and he made an oration to the 
people and greatly encouraged them. 

18. And they fell upon their faces, and for the space 
of three hours, ceased not to cry, " Hurrah! Jeff. Davis 
and the South" 

19. And Jefferson chose wise men to be his coun- 
sellors, and appointed Brigadier and Major-Generals 

for the army. 
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20. And the whole country wa3 stirred up, and 
prepared to go to War. It was the theme by day, and 
the song by night. 

21. Grave Senators and Eeverend Divines made 
orations, and urged the people to rise up and discard 
the government of their fathers. 

22. Farmers abandoned their furrowed fields, and 
caused their pruning hooks to be made into Bowie 
knives, and their lands lay idle, and brought forth 
nothing to support man and beast. 

23. Mechanics left their shops, teachers gave up 
their schools, colleges closed their doors, ministers 
came down from their pulpits, and all prepared them- 
selves to go forth to war ; 

24. And Jefferson commanded to send men through 
all the land to seize all the rifles, and shot-guns, and 
muskets, and pistols, and Bowie knives. 

25. And all that were cunning workmen, wrought 
day and night, in mending and making guns, and 
knives, and swords, /ind drums ; 

26. And the women through all the region of 
the South, male flags having on them, "the Stars 



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and Bars," and they made clothes foi the soldiers, and 
haversacks, and they gave them blanketa, and bread, 
and much wine. 



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CHAPTEE IX. 

THE SOUTH BLOCKADED. 

1. Now, it came to pass, that when Abraham heard 
of the doings of the South, that his wrath was kindled. 

2. And he commanded all the mails to Dixie to 
cease, so that no one could send a letter to the South, 
or to the North. 

3. And he sent his ships of war to blockade all the 
Southern ports, that no ships from England or France 
could go to them with bread or wine, or great guns, or 
powder, or percussion caps ; 

4. And Abraham gave commandment, that no ship 
from the South should go out upon the sea, to carry 
cotton to other lands, or to bring back merchandize. 

5. Then did Jefferson and the men of the South, 
send abroad in all the land, to the merchants and 
others who were indebted to the people of the North, 
greeting ; 

6. And commanded them that they should not pay 



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them any silver or gold, or bank-bills, or cotton, or 
corn, or wine ; 

7. But all that were indebted to the North were 
commanded to make payment to the Confederate 
States, and all property in the South, belonging to men 
of the North, was confiscated. 

8. Now, the tribe of Virginia was very ancient, and 
it reached from the sea toward the West, even to the 
Ohio river ; 

9. And this tribe was rich in tobacco, and wheat, 
and barley, and lambs' wool ; 

10. And, moreover, it had many great ships, and 
banks of money, and manufacturers without number ; 

11. And the schools and colleges of Virginia were 
of great renown, so that there were none like them 
upon the face of the whole earth. 

12. And the sons of Virginia were brave, and her 
daughters were fair and beautiful to look upon. 

13. And there were scholars, and orators, and poets, 
and mighty statesmen in Virginia. 

14. It was in Virginia, that Washington, the father 
of his country was born, and his ashes repose upon her 
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15. It was in Virginia, that Patrick Henry, sur- 
named the eloquent, was born, and lived, and died. 

16. It was in Virginia, that Madison, and Jefferson, 
and Tyler, and Wirt, and John Eandolph lived; for 
Virginia was called the "Mother of Presidents." 

17. It was in Virginia, that John Brown ended his 
eventful career. 

18. The people of Virginia, especially such as 
belonged to the " first families " thereof, were haughty, 
and walked with out-stretched necks and made a 
mincing with there feet. 

19. Now, it grieved the people of Virginia, that 
they had not elected a President from that tribe, and 
they murmured at the South because of this. 

20. Then Jsfferson called together his wise men, 
and sooth-sayers, and astrologers, and horse-doctors, 
and advised them to conciliate Virginia, by locating 
the Capital of the Confederacy at Eichmond their chief 
city. 

21. And the saying pleased the wise men, and they 
commanded that Eichmcnd should be the capital. 

22. And Jefferson, and his counsellors, and mighty 



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men arose and went unto Richmond, and there they 
abode. 

23. And they, issued bills of credit, which the people 
called "Confederate money," and Jefferson gave com- 
mandment, to cast into prison, any man who should 
refuse to accept this money in the payment of debts 
due to him. 

24. And behold the land was flooded with Con- 
federate money, for it was more plentiful than ever 
the locusts were in Egypt. 



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CIAPTBE X. 



BATTLE AT MANASSAS. 



1. Meanwhile Abraham was collecting a mighty 
host. There were captains of fifties, and < aptains of 
hundreds, and colonels, and majors, and brigadiers 
without number. 

2. And Abraham set over all these, Winfield, whoso 
surname was Scott. "Winfield was an old man, well 
stricken in years, and his locks were as lambs' wool. 

3. He was like unto Saul in stature, and was known 
in all the earth for his skill in war, for he had been in 
war in Mexico, and was a famous chieftain. 

4. Winfield had command )f all Abraham's army, 
and resolved to march to Richmond, and to seize 
Jefferson and all his wise men. 

5. "When Jefferson heard what Winfield wished to 
do, he collected a great army near Richmond. 

6. In this army, he had many thousands from the 



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South, and a:so from Virginia, and {Jl parts of the 
Southern Confederacy. 

7. Now, there was a certain man, named Beauregard, 
of French decent, and he dwelt in the tribe of Louisania. 
lie was a man of great discretion and valor, and well 
skilled in all the arts of war. 

8. Him Jefferson had made a Major -General, and 
placed him over the army. 

9. Now there is a place in Virginia, where two 
railroads meet, and there are mountains on each side, 
so that an army cannot go round to the right or the 
left. 

] 0. And this place is on the main road as one goes 
from Washington City to Eichmond, and a great creek 
flows hard by, which is called in the Anglo-Saxon, Bull 
Run, but in the English tongue, it is called Manassas 
Gap. 

11. Here Gen. Beauregard resolved to make a 
stand, and fight with Winfield. 

12. And "Winn aid knew Gen. Beauregard, for the 
latter had served as a lieutenant under Winfield, in 
the Mexican War, and Winfield knew that he was 
brave and well skilled in all that pertains to war. 



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13. But Winfield said to himself, Behold I am a 
veteran, a hero even of two wars ; what need I care 
for this Gaul, who in comparison, is a mere strippling? 
I will go forth against him, and vanquish him, and 
marcii into Eichmond. 

14. And it came to pass in the first year of the 
reign of Abraham, and in the seventh month, and on 
the twenty-first day of the self-same month, Winfield 
marched forth his mighty hosts against Beauregard. 

15. Then came there many from Washington, both 
men and women, to see the great battle, and they 
stood afar off, and looked on. 

16. And the battle commenced in the morning, and 
it waxed warm, and the roar of the artillery, and of 
small arms, and the tumult of battle, was great; 

17. And many were the slain in each army, and 
the blood ran in rivulets, and the ground was covered 
with the fallen slain, 

18. And when it was now past noon, reinforcement b 
came to the Confederates, and they fought with great 
valor, and Winfield's forces gave way, and fled ; 

19. And the Confederates pursued them, and slew 
a great multitude of them, and captured many. 



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20. Then was Wiufield sore vexed, for lie was an 
old man, and had fought many battles, and had never 
been defeated before; 

21. And great fear fell upon them of Washington, 
lest the Confederates should come and burn up their 
city, and destroy the capital of the nation ; 

22. And the Confederates took captive some of 
those who were spectators of the fight, and carried 
them to Richmond, and cast them into prisou. 

23. Then were the Confederates greatly elated, 
because Winfield had been defeated, and they gave 
great praises to Beauregard and those who were with 
him, in the great battle of Manassas. 



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CHAPTBE XI. 

GENS. PILLOW AND POLK. 

1. Now it came to pass in those days, that Gideon, 
whose surname is Pillow, had been appointed a Major- 
General by the people of Tennessee, 

2. And he came to Memphis, and had his Head- 
quarters in that city, 

3. And he gathered an army and fortified the city, 
and planted cannon on the river's brink. 

4. Now, Memphis stands on the great Father of 
Waters, and is a great city, and its merchants had 
grown rich upon its trado and their gains ; 

5. Their houses were of brick, and stone, and 
marble, and costly materials brought from afar, and 
they were ornamented with wood, and gold, and silver, 
and previous stones. 

6. And the trade in cotton and tobacco was very 
great, and men from all nations came to the city to 



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trade and get gain, and they sold silk, and fine linen, 
and goods of purple and scarlet. 

7. The railroads came from the East, and from the 
West, and from the North, and from the South, and 
many were the steamboats, (which, being interpreted, 
mean floating palaces,) at the wharf at Memphis. 

8. And every day was the city improving. It 
flourished as the green -bay tree, and bade fair to rival 
all the cities of the South and West. 

9. But when the war came, all its prosperity was 
at an end. The trade with all places abroad, ceased. 
Commerce was prostrated, and all business, except 
that which pertains to war, was discontinued. 

10. And the people of Memphis, surnamed the 
Bluff city, were in favor of Secession, and all of them 
save five, voted against the Union. 

11. Gideon was a rank Secessionist, because he had 
many man-servants anr. maid-servants, and was a man 
of much wealth. 

12. Moreover, he was a man of great ambition, and 
looked to the probabilities of his own promotion to a 
place of great honor, if the South could but succeed in 
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13. And lie hated Abraham and the North. 

14. Now, there was in these days, one Leonidas, 
whose surname is Polk, a man of great wealth and 
influence among the people. 

15. He was a man skilled in divers tongues, such 
as the Latin, Greek, and Hebrew, and he had much 
wisdom, and he was the Chief Priest in the tribe of 
Louisiana. 

16. Leonidas was courteous and fair spoken, and 
eloquent of speech. 

17. And when he was a youth, he was instructed 
how to use the bow, and sword, and to cast darts, and 
to understand all the arts of war. 

18. And Jefferson knew Leonidas, and sent unto 
him, saying, come unto me, I pray thee, if I have found 
favor in thy sight. 

19. And Leonidas arose, and went unto Richmond; 
and when he had come into the presence of Jefferson, 
he fell down before him, and reverenced him. 

20. And Jefferson raised up Leonidas, and spake 
kindly unto him. 

21. And he said unto him, I sent for thee, O 



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Leonidas, to ask Jieeto lay aside thy prie Jtly garments, 
and to become a man of war. 

22. For behold Lincoln with all his hosts of Philis- 
tines, is coming against us, to destroy our vineyards, 
to lay waste our fields, to burn our houses, and to carry 
away our negroes. 

23. And Leonidas said, Live forever, O Jefferson, 
thou son-in-law of General Taylor. But tell me, I pray 
thee, how can I do this thing ? for I am the Bishop of 
Louisiana, and my office is one of peace and not one of 
war and bloodshed. 

24. And Jefferson lifted up his voice and said, Didst 
not thou receive thy instruction at West Point ? And 
what return hast thou made to thy country for the 
education thus conferred upon thee ? 

25. I know thee, that thou art not only a wise man, 
but thou are valiant, and being a regular West-Pointer, 
thou mayst aid me in defending the South. 

26. And Leonidas said, what post of honor wilt 
thou give me, if I agree to aid thee? 

27. And Jefferson said unto Leonidas, I will make 
thee a Major-General, and give thee a thousand pounds 



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weight of gold, and thou shalt sit on my right hand 
and none shall be more honorable than thou. 

28. Then did Leonidas consent, and Jefferson made 
nim a Major-General, and took a ring from his hand, 
and put it on Leonidas, and gave him his sword and 
buckler, and helmet, and spear, and blessed him, and 
bade him depart for the Scutfc. 

29. And Leonidas got into the cars and departed 
for the South. 



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CHAPTEE XII. 

GEN. POLK AT MEMPHIS. 

1. And it came to pass that Leonidas determined 
to have his Head-quarters at Memphis along with 
Gideon. 

2. And he sent a messenger to Memphis, to tell 
Gideon that he was approaching, and would be in the 
city on the morrow 

3. Then did Gideon rejoice, for he had known 
Leonidas many years. And he prepared a room for 
him at the Gayosa, and ordered them of the inn to 
prepare a sumptuous dinner. 

4. Then went Gideon out to the Depot of the 
Memphis and Charleston Eailrcad, and waited fur the 
coming of Leonidas. 

5. And behold the cars came and brought Leonidas, 

and he was no more in Pontifical robes, but was 

arrayed as a Major-General. 
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6. He wore epauletts on his shoulders, and a sash 
round his waist, and the sword of Jefferson hung at his 
side. 

7. And Gideon fell on his neck and embraced him. 
And he gave him a pomegranate, and an orange, and 
some wine, and the two entered a hack, and drove to 
the Gayosa. 

8. Now, a great army from Tennessee, and Missis- 
sippi, and from Louisiana, and Alabama, had come 
together at Union city, a small town in Tennessee. 

9. For Abraham had sent an army to Cairo in the 
tribe of Illinois, it being the point at which the Missis- 
sippi and Ohio rivers come together. 

10. During all these days, the tribe of Kentucky 
had taken no part in the strife between the North and 
the South, but claimed to be neutral, inclining neither 
to the one side nor to the other. 

11. And there was a city in Kentucky, on the 
Mississippi river, called Columbus, which the Federals 
and, also, the Confederates, desired to occupy, as it was 
a key to West Tennessee. 

12. But the Governor of Kentucky sent his order 
into all the world, and especially into all Kentucky, 



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commanding a 1 belligerents whether Federals or Con- 
federates, 

13. To keep < ff the sacred soil of Kentucky, or 
otherwise he would punish them. 

14. Jefferson sent word unto Leonidas and Gideon 
not to invade Kentucky until the Federals did, and 
then to march forward and seize Columbus. 

15. And not many days thereafter, Federal troops 
marched into Louisville, which is a city in Kentucky, 
and took possession thereof. 

16. And when Leonidas heard thereof, he marched 
his forces into Columbus, and placed a garrison there. 

17. And he fortified the place with a great wall and 
a wide ditch, and he planted many great guns upon 
the bank of the river. 

18. And Leonidas gathered a great army at Colum- 
bus, and much corn, and bacon, and all the implements 
of war, and they sent out to all the people greeting, to 
fear nothing, that leonidas cou'd hold Columbus 
against all the world. 



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CHAPTEE XIII. 



HARD TIMES IN DIXIE. 



1. Inasmuch as Abraham's ships had compassed all 
the land, no goods could be brought into Dixie. 

2. So many things which the people were accus- 
tomed to have, became exceedingly scarce, and 
demanded a great price. 

3. For, as there are almost no manufactures in the 
South, and no goods could come unto them from the 
North, the peoj)le began to be in want. 

4. Then were there many who cared not for the 
country, but only for themselves, whom the people 
call speculators, and they bought up flour and meal, 
and salt and things of that kird, 

5. And sold these things unto the people, at rates 
immensely dear, so that those who were poor could 
not buy ; 

6. And many there were that suffered greatly 



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because of the price of food, and of the great scarcity 
of corn. 

7. Schools were discontinued, many churches were 
abandoned, and men cared not to speak of anything 
save the great war and its stirring events. 

8. The women of the South took great interest in 
matters pertaining to the war. They formed societies, 
and made garments for the Southern soldiers, and 
baked cakes, and boiled hams, and sent many comforts 
to those who were in camp. 

9. In the city of Memphis, the ladies fitted up a 
great house with beds, and carpets, and chairs, and 
invited all the soldiers that were sick, to come to that 
house, 

10. And the ladies waited upon them, and gave 
them medicine, and food, and spoke kindly to them ; 

11. And when they recovered from sickness, they 
returned to the army blessing the memory of the 
ladies of Memphis ; 

12. And some there were that died, and the ladies 
wept at their bedside, and followed them to that 
narrow home prepared for all living. 

13. And many of those that recovered their 



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strength, would have died, but for the kindness of 
these benevolent ladies. 

14. Their great house was called "The Southern 
Mothers' Home," but it is now called "The Irving 
Prison." 

15. As it was in Memphis, so was it in the North, — 
wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers, continued day 
and night to labor, to clothe and comfort those who 
Were dear to them, and who were serving their country 
in the tented field. 

16. And thus time rolled on, and this war pro- 
gressed ; a war of brothers fighting over the graves of 
their departed sires. 



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CHAPTER XIV. 

COMMISSIONERS SENT TO EUROPE. 

1. About this time it came to pass, that there went 
forth a rumor through all the land, that England and 
France were about to acknowledge the Independence 
of the South. 

2. When Jefferson heard this, he called together 
his wise men, and advised with them, whether he 
should not send discreet men to London and Paris, to 
urge those great powers to recognition. 

3. And all the wise men advised Jefferson to do 
that thing ; and he chose two men of great discretion, 
and he commissioned them to go to the Court of St. 
James, and also to the Court of Napoleon, and do all 
in their power to procure favor. 

4. One of these Commissioners was Mason of Vir- 
ginia, and the other was Slidell of Louisiana. 

5. Now, these two Commissioners had to cross the 



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ocean, bu't, all the ports in the South being blockaded, 
it was difficult for them to get out to sea. 

6. But they ran the blockade, and arrived at 
Havana, a city of Cuba, surnamed " the gem of the 
ocean." 

7. And it came to pass, that there was a British 
vessel at Cuba, bound for the land of Albion, and the 
Confederate Commissioners engaged their passage on 
that vessel. 

8. And the vessel sailed from Cuba, and went out 
on the wide and deep sea, and was sailing toward the 
old world, with the flag of old England, streaming from 
her mast-head. 

9. But certain messengers had gone to Abraham, 
and told him that Mason and Slidell had run the 
blockade, and were on their way across the ocean ; 

10. And Abraham sent word to the captains of 
vessels, and commanded them to watch every place on 
the sea, where any Confederate ship might pass, and 
to seize these Commissioners, and to cast them into 
prison ; 

11. Moreover, Abraham promised unto him who 



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should take them, a gold chain, and to sit at his table, 
and to drink buttermilk out of his cup. 

12. Then went out all the Captains of steamships, 
and the Commanders of steam-tugs, and Commodores, 
and Admirals, and they covered the sea looking for 
the Confederate Commissioners ; 

13. And Commodore Wilkes lifted up his eyes, and 
beheld a ship sailing to the eastward, 

14. And he pursued her, and overtook her, and 
demanded that the Confederate Commissioners should 
be surrendered to him 

15. But the Captain declared that they were 
passengers in his ship, and under the protection of the 
British flag, and he was loth to give them up ; 

16. But Commodore Wilkes could not be appeased, 
and took both Mason and Slidell, and brought them to 
New York, and cast them into prison. 

17. When the British ship reached England, and 
the Captain had told what Commodore Wilkes had 
done, John Bull was angry, and the British lion began 
to roar. 

18. Foi the people of England loved their flag, and 



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were sore vexed because its rights hud not "been 
respected. 

19. Then was Abraham alarmed lest he should have 
a war with England, and he communed with William, 
whose surname is Seward, and he told him what things 
had happened ; 

20. Now, William is a man of great cunning, and 
no man has ever been found, who could circumvent 
him ; 

21. And whon William beheld that Abraham was 
troubled in spirit, and was ready to die, he was moved 
with compassion, 

22. And he lifted up his voice, and spake kindly 
unto Abraham, and bade him not to fear. 

23. Moreover, William said, we will send a letter 
to John Bull, and say that we did not authorize Com- 
modore Wilkes to make the seizure, and then will his 
wrath be appeased. 

24. And the saying pleased Abraham, and he 
released the two Commissioners, and sent a letter to 
the English Minister, saying, that the Government 
disavowed the act of Commodore Wilkes ; 



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25. Then was John Bull reconciled, and grew 

merry over a bowl of punch, and srailed most 
graciously upon Abraham and his Cabinet. 



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CHAPTEK XY. 

ANDREW JOHNSON AND WILLIAM BROWNLOW. 

1. Now as it is written in the eighth chapter of 
these Chronicles, Tennessee seceded along with Vir- 
ginia and North Carolina. 

2. Tennessee had long been known to love the 
South, and was regarded as acting with the Southern 
States in all important matters. 

3. Her sons were brave and her daughters exceed- 
ingly fair and beautiful to look upon. 

* 

4. It was in Tennessee that Andrew, whose sur- 
name was "Old Hickory," dwelt, and his ashes are 
now resting beneath her soil. 

5. It was in Tennessee that James, whose surname 
is Polk, had his habitation, and when he died he also 
was buried beneath her soil. 

6. And Tennessee had become a great State. Her 



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border extended from the mountains in the east, hard 
over against North Carolina, even unto the great 
Mississippi river. 

7. Her chief cities were built of stone, and brick 
and marble; her farmers had grown rich upon the fat 
of the land, and her merchants were like unto princes. 

8. And when Tennessee seceded from the Union, 
there were a few among her citizens that loved 
Abraham and the Eepublicans, and refused to secede 
with the State. 

9. Among them was Andrew, whose surname is 
Johnston, who dwelt in the Eastern part of the State, 
and he had been one of the Senators of Tennessee. 

10. When he saw that Tennessee had seceded, he 
departed from her borders and went unto the land of 
Abraham, even unto the city of Washington. 

11. And he abode there many months, and he gave 
advice to Abraham, and to William, and sought to 
overthrow Tennessee and the South. 

12. Now the men of the South was angry with 
Andrew, and they cursed him in their hearts, and 
sought an opportunity to slay him. 

13. And there was a man who dwelt in East 



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Tennessee, in the city of Knoxville, and his ni^rne was 
William, and his surname was Brownlow. 

14. And William was a prophet after the order of 
the Methodists, and he prophesied in all the regions 
round about Knoxville. 

15. He had flocks, and herds, and cattle, and men- 
servants, and maid-servants. 

16. Moreover, he was the editor of a paper called 
the "Knoxville Whig." He was a man valorous in 
speech, insomuch that he was called a "Fire-eater," 
which, being interpreted, means, " the fighting parson." 

17. And he took the part of Andrew, and joined 
himself to Abraham and his party, and became an 
enemy to the South. 

18. Then the men of the South took him and cast 
him into prison, and they pulled down his house, and 
spoiled his printing-office. 

19. And William lifted up his voice and said unto 
them, Spare my life, I pray you. 

20. Inasmuch as they did not wish to have blood 
upon their hands, they spared his life; 

21 And thej r sent him to Abraham and William, 
and he abode at Washington. 



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CIAPTEE XYI. 



EMERSON ETHRIBGE, 



1. Among those who had been chosen from the 
tribe of Tennessee, as wise men to the great Sanhedrim 
at Washington, was Emerson, siirnamed the eloquent. 

2. He dwelt in the town of Dresden, in West 
Tennessee, to the north of the Obian river. 

3. Now Emerson was a mighty man. His speech 
was not as the words of man, but as of an angel. His 
words were sweeter than the honey and the honey 
comb. 

4. The people loved Emerson, and when he went 
forth, they spread flowers in his path, and knelt down 
in his presence. 

5. Now it came to pass that Emerson was at the 
great city of Washington and saw Abraham ; 

6. And Abraham knew Emerson; and he knew 
that he was mighty and eloquent; and Abraham lifted 
up his voice and said, 



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7. "Emerson!" And Emerson said, speak Lord, 
for thy servant heareth. 

8. And Abraham said, " Lo, the people of the South 
do rebel, even thy constituents : and they are this day 
preparing for war, 

9. I have thought of thee, O Emerson. I have 
seen thee in visions of the night, and in the day have 
I meditated upon thee. 

10. Now thou mayest be of great use unto me, O 
Emerson, and if thou wilt do as I bid thee, behold I 
will clothe thee in purple, and give thee much gold, 
and when peace is made, I will reward thee with a 
great Federal office." 

11. And Emerson opened his mouth and said unto 
Abraham : Behold thy servant is before thee, my Lord, 
thou hast but to command, and he will do whatsoever 
thou sayest. 

12. And Abraham said, Then, if I have found favor 
in thine eyes, do thou go into the Sanhedrim, and 
make a speech against Secession, and cause it to be 
printed, and send it in all "West Tennessee ; 

13. And I will speak to Andrew, and ask him to 
make a speech, and to send it to East Tennessee, per- 



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adventure, that Tennessee will hearken unto you and 
unto Andrew, and flee from the wrath to come. 

14. Then went Emerson to the great Sanhedrim, 
and ne stood up in the midst of the elders, and made a 
speech against Secession. 

15. And he caused it to be printed, and sent 
thousands of copies to Tennessee. 

16. But when it was come to Tennessee, and the 
people read it, then was their wrath kindled against 
Emerson. 

17. And they said one to another, Emerson hath 
betrayed us. He is not our friend, but our enemy ; 
even now he taketh part with the Black Republicans. 

18. And they sent a message unto him, saying, 
Come thou not near us ; for thou art a traitor, and if 
thou come unto us, we will hang thee, as thou 
deservest. 

19. Then was Emerson sore afraid, and he went 
unto Abraham, and laid the matter before him, and 
concealed nothing. 

20. And Abraham spake kindly unto him, and bade 
him remain in his house. 

21. And Emerson abode with him many days. 



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CIAPTEE XYII. 

BATTLE OF BELMONT. 

1. .At the beginning of this War, Abraham had 
slationed troops at Cairo, and Ulysses, whose surname 
is Grant, had command of them. 

2. Now, Leonidas, whose surname is Polk, who 
was in times past, Bishop of Louisiana, was stationed 
at Columbus, at the distance of eight leagues from 
Cairo. 

3. And Leonidas had fortified Columbus by build- 
ing a great wall, and digging a deep ditch, and he had 
placed upon the wall, many great guns and engines of 
war. 

4. And Ulysses was greatly desirous of seizing 
Columbus, and taking Leonidas and all his men cap- 
tives ; 

5. So he took u strong force, and embarked in boats, 
and descended the river until Columbus was in sight. 



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6. Then he caused the boats to stop, and his men 
went out upon the dry land, on the west side of the 
river, even upon the Missouri shore, and marched 
down upon the brink of the river. 

7. But Leonidas was a cunning man ; for he had 
sent spies to bring him word of the movements of 
Ulysses, and he had sent one legion across the river to 
meet Ulysses. 

8. And when it was told him, that Ulysses was 
coming with a great force, he sent a great army over 
to meet him ; 

9. And the two armies met, and a great battle wa3 
fought, and the ground was covered with dead men. 

10. And the blood flowed in streams, for the carnage 
was very great. 

11. Many were the widows and orphans that were 
made that day. Many brave men went forth into 
that deadly contest, to return no more. 

12. They sleep in silence upon the battle-marked 
plains of Belmont, and dream of war no more. 

13. When Ulysses saw that Leonidas had so many 
men, and had so strongly fortified the town, he called 
off his men, and they returned to Cairo. 



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CHAPTEE XVIII, 



BOSS HALE. 



1. Now it came to pass during the days of the 
Kebellion, when Tennessee had seceded, and united 
herself with Jefferson and the Southern Confederacy, 

2. That there dwelt in the Western part thereof, 
even in the county of Gibson, and on the bank of the 
Forked Deer river, a certain widow, and her name was 
Jurene, but her surname was Hale. 

3. And her house was in the midst of a great plain, 
and about two leagues from the city of Humboldt. 

4. And Jurene had a large plantation, and orchards 
that were fruitful, and meadows that brought forth 
clover, and fields of corn, and wheat, and oats, and 
barley. 

5. Moreover, she had patches of rye, and onions, 
and turnips. 

6. And Jurena had man-servants and maid-servants, 



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and cows and oxen, and mules and asses and she-asses, 
and goats and many sheep. 

7. And Jurene sold much of the produce of her 
farm at Humboldt and at Memphis, and made great 
gain. 

8. And she was a good woman, for she fed the poor, 
and visited the sick, and gave aid to the orphan. 

9. And she feared God and paid the preachers, and 
often invited them home to dine at her house. 

10. And all that knew Jurene loved her. 

11. And Jurene had several sons, and they had 
grown to be young men, and they were sprightly and 
active in business, and lived with ther mother, and 
cultivated her grounds. 

12. And it came to pass when the Rebellion came, 
Jurene was troubled in mind, for she was opposed to 
war and loved peace. 

13. And when Jefferson called upon the young men 
of the South, to join the Confederate army, Jurene's 
eldest son and the second eldest, joined the Southern 
army. 

14. Then was Jurene vexed in spirit, for she said, 
if they slay my sons what good will my life do me? 



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15. And her third son was named Boss, and he was 
a mere lad, not having attained the stature of a man. 

16. And Boss was fair and comely to look upon, 
and his eyes were blue, and his hair hung down upon 
his shoulders, in black and waving ringlets. 

17. And Boss had been to school, and had learned 
to read and write ; moreover, he had learned English 
Grammar and Eobinson's Arithmetic, and Algebra as 
far as Equations of the second degree. 

18. And the neighbors all loved Boss, for he was 
kindly disposed and moral, and they always bade him 
welcome to their houses. 

19. And the maidens loved Boss because he was 
handsome and young, and moral and industrious, and 
seemed likely at no distant day, to make some one of 
them intensely happy. 

20. And when James and Nathaniel, his two elder 
brothers, joined the army, they left Boss at home, that 
he might see to his mother's affairs. 

21. Now it came to pass that the army was at a 
place called Union City, in West Tennessee, and 
Frank, whose surname was Cheatham, was in com- 
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22. And Frank was willing to do the people a 
pleasure, so he commanded those having change of the 
cars to give a grand excursion to the people on a 
certain day. that they might come and see him review 
the Tennessee Militia, at Union City. 

23. And thousands of the people both men and 
women, went on the cars, and saw the great review. 

24. And the soldiers gave a great party, and they 
spread wheat bran upon the ground, and they danced 
with the maidens that came to see them. 

25. And the people brought them many delicacies 
from home, such as honey, parched corn, dried beef, 
roast turkey, and fresh butter. 

26. And when the time had come to go on this 
great excursion to see the soldiers, Jurene arose, and 
took Boss with her, and went to see her two sons. 

27. And when Boss had seen the army, and the 
uniform of the officers, and the evolutions of the 
soldiers, lie greatly desired to become a soldier. 

28. And he communed with his brothers, and 
expressed his desire to them ; 

29. But they said unto him, " Go away home with 
our mother, and stay with her and feed her flocks, and 



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water her mules ; for thou art but a lad, and not a 
man of war." 

30. Then was the young lad vexed, and his soul 
was stirred within him, for he longed to be a Con- 
federate soldier. 

31. And he ceased not day and night to importune 
his mother. 

32. And when she could no longer pacify him, she 
promised that he might go when the corn was gathered 
into barns. 

33. Then was Boss glad, and he fell to and wrought 
with great zeal until the last nubbin was cribbed. 

34. Then he arose and went to Columbus, and 
joined the rebels under Gen. Polk. 

35. And it came to pass on the next day, General 
Grant came with a great army, and Gen. Polk went 
out to meet him, and the battle of Belmont was 
fought ; 

36. And Boss fell down upon the battle field and 
lay among the dead ; 

37. And at night he was carried to the camp, 
wrapped in his blanket, but he was cold and dead. 



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38. And on the third day, they laid hk dead body 
on the cars, and he was taken home to his tnothe: . 

39. "When the youths and maidens came together to 
see poor Boss, and they fell upon his pale face and 
wept, and they refused to be comforted. 

40. And on the morrow they buried Boss, and they 
have planted willows upon his grave and taught them 
to weep. 

41. Oh ! that men would cease to love war, and 
that they would learn to dwell in peace. 

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CHAPTEK XIX. 



GENERAL M CLELLAN. 



1. When Winfield, the great chief, saw that he had 
not won the victory at Manassas, he was sore vexed, 
and he communed with Abraham ; 

2. And he said unto Abraham, Lo ! I am an old 
man, and have fought many battles, and never lost ono 
before. And he wept bitterly. 

3. But Abraham comforted him, and spake kindly 
to him, and gave him a taste of champaigne, and a 
little honey, and his soul revived. 

4. And he lifted up his voice and said, "Abraham." 

5. And Abraham said unto him, speak on. 

6. And Winfield told Abraham that he was too old 
and infirm to undergo the fatigues of a campaign, or to 
command so great an army. 

7. And he expressed a desire to resign the chief 
command of the army, that Abraham might appoint 



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another, younger, and more able to perform the service 
demanded. 

8. And Abraham chose George, whose surname is 
MeClellan, but in the fashionable lingo of the day, he 
is styled " The young Napoleon." 

9. And George became the Commander-in-Chief of 
all the United States forces. 

10. And George was a man skilled in war, and 
valiant. He had been to Europe, and learned many 
things that were useful to him as a great General. 

11. And all the people loved George, and the 
soldiers had great confidence in him. 

12. But the time would fail us to speak of all the 
exploits and battles of George. 

13. For he fought many great battles with Lee, the 
Confederate General, and sought to circumvent him; 

14. But Gen. Lee is a cunning man, and no man 
has ever circumvented him, and Gen. McClellan failed 
to take Richmond. 

15. And behold ! after many months Eichmond was 
not still taken, but remained the capital of the Con- 
federacy ; 

16. And the thing vexed Abraham j and he swore 



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in his wrath, that George should be no longer Com- 
mander-in-Chief; 

17. And he took away his command, and gave it to 
Gen. Halleck, who became Commander of all the 
armies of the United States. 

18. And the people wondered why Abraham did 
this thing, for as to George, they could find no fault 
in him. 

19. And there were many other Generals, whom 
the time will not permit us to dwell upon. 

20. Such was Gen. Pope, and Gen. Sickles, and 
Gen. Fremont, and Gen. Meade; and besides, an 
infinite number of Colonels and Majors. 



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CHAPTER XX. 



FORT HENRY. 



1. Now it is known to all the dwellers in the land, 
that there are two rivers that flow through Tennessee, 
toward the West ; 

2. The name of the first river is Tennessee, and the 
name of the second, is the Cumberland. 

3. And these rivers flow through Kentucky, and 
empty their waters into the Ohio river above Cairo. 

4. And behold the Confederates had built forts on 
these rivers, to keep the Federals from ascending. 

5. The fort that the Confederates did build on the 
Cumberland, was called Fort Donelson, and it was 
eight furlongs from the city of Dover. 

6. And the fort that was built on the Tennessee 
river, was called Fort Henry. 

7. And Lloyd, whose surname is Tighlman, was 



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made Commander of that Fort, and he was a brave 
man, and skilled in building railroads. 

8. And Lloyd collected many men in the fort, with 
provisions to last them many days, for he had heard 
that Ulysses was coming against him with a great 
army. 

9. And there were in the fort very many spearmen, 
and a great number of archers and slingers, and of 
horsemen not a few. 

10. And there were spies that went out by day, 
and others that went out by night, to see if Ulysses 
and his army were approaching. 

11. And it came to pass that the spies looked down 
the river, and they beheld the gunboats, and they ran 
and told Lloyd, behold the Federals are aj^proaching. 

12. Then Lloyd commanded to blow the trumpet, 
and to assemble all his spearmen, and archers, and 
slingers, and mighty captains, and to prepare for 
battle. 

13. And when the gunboats came near, the two 
armies joined battle, and they fought valiantly. 

14. And the battle continued many days, and many 
were slain, and hundreds were covered with wounds. 



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15. Then Lloyd summoned his men of war, and 
took council of them. And Lloyd said, why should all 
these men be slain ? Behold they are our friends and 
kindred, and we cannot fight longer against Ulysses, for 
he has more men than we. 

16. And his majors, and captains, and lieutenants, 
counselled him to surrender, that his men might bo 
saved alive. 

17. And Lloyd surrendered, and he and all his men 
became prisoners of war, and were carried away to 
the North. 

18. Then the gunboats kept on up the Tennessee 
river until they passed through the State of Tennessee, 
and came into Florence, which lies within the province 
of Alabama. 



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CHAPTEE XXI. 



FORT DONELSON. 



1. Fort Donelson was built on the Cumberland 
river. 

2. Now, the great city of Nashville, the capital of 
Tennessee, stands also on the Cumberland river, and it 
is at the distance of thirty leagues from Fort Donelson. 

3. And the Confederates, who in the Yankee 
tongue, are called Rebels, said, let us make Fort 
Donelson very strong, lest the enemy come, and drive 
us away, and take the place, and advance upon Nash- 
ville. 

4. And they built an exceeding high wall, with 
towers and parapets, for their archers and slingers, 
and they dug a ditch very deep. 

5. Then said they one to another, we are safe in 
this fort, for the Yankees can never take us. 

6. Now Jefferson had sent Gideon to command at 



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Fort Donelson, and Gideon had many legions with 
him; 

7. And he had chosen men, who were mighty in 
bnttlo, expert with the bow, and with the lance, and 
battl d-axe. 

8 When Ulysses had taken Fort Henry, he said, I 
will capture Fort Donelson also, then can I advance to 
JNashville, the great "city of Eocks." 

9. And Ulysses made ready to go forth against 
Donelson. He had a very great army, so many were 
they in number, that no man could count them ; 

10. And he had gunboats and transports, and 
mighty guns, and battering rams, and other engines 
of war. 

11. And he ascended the Cumberland river, and 
when he had drawn nigh to Fort Donelson, he caused 
the boat? to halt, and some of his men he sent out on 
the land, and some remained on the boats. 

12. And he prepared to attack Gideon on all sides, 
both by land and water. 

13. And they joined battle, and there was great 
slaughter, for many of the forces of Ulysses fell, and 
many rebels also fell in battle. 



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14. And the battle lasted until the going down of 
the sun, and neither side would yield. 

15. And on the morrow, at the early dawn, the 
battle was renewed, and it raged all that day, for the 
men were valiant on both sides. 

16. And when the sun was set the battle ceased, but 
the scene was mournful to behold, for the dead lay 
over all the ground, and the blood of the slain ran in 
rivulets. 

17. When darkness covered the land, then com- 
muned Gideon with his men of war, and his two chiefs, 
Buckner and Floyd, counseled him to sue for peace, 
lest the men should all perish. 

18. But Gideon would not sue for peace, saying 
that he would not come alive into the hands of 



19. Then Buckner the chief, a man of great dis- 
cretion and valor, said, I pray thee, Gideon, that 
thou wouldst hear me in behalf of my men. 

20. And Gideon beckoned to him with his hand, to 
speak on. 

21. And Buckner said, it is known to all here 



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present, that I entreated the people of Kei tucky, to 
engage in this war, a ad they consented, and joined my 
legion, and gave me their young men and their sous. 

22. And these are now with me, and they are good 
men and brave. JSTow, if battle be waged again to- 
morrow, these must perish by the sword ; 

23. For Ulysses is receiving fresh troops every 
hour, and he has already as many men as we, so that 
we cannot resist him. 

24. But, if we will surrender, then will Ulysses 
spare the lives of the men. 

25. Then Gideon lifted up his voice and said, I have 
vowed never to surrender to a Yankee; but as to 
thyself and those under thy command, thou art 
permitted to do as seemeth good in thy sight. 

26. And Gideon and some of his chief Captains 
arose a great while before day, and escaped from Fort 
Donelson, and fled to Nashville. 

27. And when it was day, Gen. Buckner sent a flag 
of truce to Ulysses, and asked a conference. 

28. And Ulysses held a conference with him, and 
received his army in surrender. 



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29. And the number of prisoners which Ulysses 
received ^ as very great. And Fort Donelson with its 
munitions of war and great guns came into the hands 
of Ulysses and the Federals. 



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CHAPTER XXII. 

SURRENDER OP NASHVILLE. 

1. Now, when it was noised abroad at Naslville, 
that Donelson had fallen, there was no small stir 
among the people ; 

2. For they said, our city must fall into the hands 
of the enemy. And many of them arose and fled from 
the city. 

3. And there was one Sydney, a man of war, 
among the Confederates, and he was a General, and 
had a great army with him, and had been stationed at 
Bowling Green many months. 

4. But when Sydney knew that Fort Ponelson had 
fallen into the hands of Ulysses, he said, we must get 
hence, or the Federals will bag us all. j 

5. And he fled with his army and passed through 
Nashville, and destroyed bridges, and spread great 
alarm throughout all the land. 



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6. Then came certain messengers to Ulysses, from 
Abraham, saying, go thou up the Tennessee river, and 
drive away that haughty rebel Braxton, whose 
surname is Bragg. 

7. For Braxton had joined himself to Beauregard, 
and they had a great army at Corinth. 

8. And Abraham sent Buell, a very gallant chief, 
with a great army, to seize Nashville, the capital of 
Tennessee. 

9. And when he was yet a great way off from the 
city, messengers came to the city, saying that they 
would surrender the city into his hands, without any 
bloodshed. 

10. And the Federals marched into Nashville and 
took possession thereof, and found there much bread, 
and stores of meat, and arms without number, which 
the rebels could net carry with them. 

11. And Isham, the Governor of Tennessee fled 
from Nashville, and carried with him the parchments, 
and the sacred books, and all the silver and gold he 
could find. 

12. And he came unto Memphis, and told the people 
there what things had befallen Nashville. 



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13. And the people of Memphis were sore vexed, 
and they rent their clothes, and sat in sackcloth and 
ashes, and refused to be comforted. 

14. For they feared that the same destiny was 
awaiting their own city. 



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CHAPTEE XXIII, 



BATTLE OF SHILOH. 



1. And it came to pass after Ulystes had taken 
Fort Donelson, that he ascended the Tennessee river, 
determined to fight a great battle with Beauregard and 
Bragg. 

2. Now, these rebel chiefs had collected a mighty 
army at Corinth, which is a town in the tribe of 
Mississippi, in the Northern part thereof. 

3. Two great roads of iron had been made to cross 
at this place, and, besides, Corinth is about six leagues 
to the South of Pittsburg Landing, a place on the 
Tennessee river. 

4. Ulysses directed his gunboats, and iron-clads, 
and transports to Pittsburg Landing, and soon his vast 
army had arrived at that place. 

5. Now, Buell, the great Federal Chief, after he 
had captured Nashville, left a force there and marched 



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on to make further conquests ; and when Ulysses had 
heard that Beauregard was at Corinth with a great 
army. 

6. He sent word to Gen. Buell to come and join 
himself unto him, to give Beauregard battle with their 
united forces. 

7. And certain came to Beauregard, and told him 
this, and he determined to give Ulysses battle without 
delay, before the other General could come unto him. 

8. And it was in the month of April, and in the early 
part thereof, about the time the birds do choose their 
mates, and the flowers in the balmy South do burst 
forth into beauty and loveliness, that these things 
came to pass. 

9. And Beauregard, in the self-same month, and 
on the sixth day thereof, at the dawn of day marched 
forth his legions, and gave the sign of battle. 

10. And Ulysses went forth to meet him, and a 
mighty battle commenced; for they had great engines 
of war, and battering rams. 

11. And the battle raged with great fury; £>r it 
seemed as if the solid earth would rend ussunder, and 
the elements above had come in collision 



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12. Never since men first began to dwell upon the 
face of the earth, had any seen the like, man slaying 
his fellow-man, and even one brother slaying another. 

13. The earth was drenched in human gore, and 
the blood ran in rivulets, and the dead lay in heaps 
over all the land. 

14. And the battle continued all the day even 
until the going down of the sun. 

15. And when the night was come, and it was 
dark, the voice of lamentation, mingled with groans, 
was heard ; for there were many wounded and dying. 

16. Many are the orphans and widows that were 
made such on that day ; for many fathers and husbands, 
as well as brothers and sons, were fated to gladden the 
social circle with their presence no more. 

17. O that men would cease to study the rude arts 
of war, and that the naf/ons might be at peace. 



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CHAPTER XXIV. 

BATTLE OF SHILOH. — (CONTINUED.) 

1. Kow it came to pass when it was night, Gen. 
Buell was come with his legions, and Ulysses greeted 
him kindly. 

2. And when the day dawned they united their 
forces, and the battle again commenced. 

3. And the rebels were brave and determined, and 
fought till the second hour in the evening. 

4. But the Federals were so many, and they were 
brave, so that they pressed upon the rebels greatly. 

5. And they slew Sydney, whose surname is John- 
son, one of the chiefs of the rebels. 

6. And when the rebels knew that Sydney, their 
chief, was dead, they were greatly dejected, and began 
to retreat. 

7. Then Ulysses commanded his men to pursue 



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them retreating, and they pursued them, and slew 
great numbers of them. 

8. And when the sun was down, the rebels were all 
gone from the battle field save the dead and wounded, 
and Ulysses had gained a great victory. 

9. But many were slain on both sides, and very 
many were led away captives. 

10. And Ulysses remained many days at Pittsburg 
Landing, and buried the dead, and gave aid to those 
who had received wounds. 

11. Meanwhile Beauregard and Braxton were at 
Corinth, and they made great fortifications there, and 
awaited the coming of Ulysses. 

12. And after some days, Ulysses marched his army 
toward the South, and pitched his camps hard by the 
outer walls of the rebel fortifications. 

13. And many were the skirmishes that took place, 
and many were the men who fell in them. 

14. For neither Braxton nor Ulysses would make 
a general attack, but sought to find some advantage. 

15. And the Federals sent great reinforcements to 
Ulysses, and he began to besiege Corinth. 

16. "When Braxton and Beauregard had perceived 



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this, they marched forth quietly by night, and with- 
drew toward the South. 

17. And Ulysses did not know that the rebels were 
retreating until they were all gone. 

18. And he was sore vexed becar.se of this thing. 



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CHAPTEE XXY. 

CAPTURE OP NEW ORLEANS. 

1. New Orleans was a mighty city. It stood on 
the coast of the great river, even the Mississippi, not 
far from the sea. 

2. The merchants of New Orleans were as princes, 
for they dwelt in houses built of stone and marble, 
ornamented with brass, and gold, and silver, and 
precious stones. 

3. And ships came to the city from all parts of the 
world, bringing corn, and wine, and silk, and all costly 
merchandize. 

4. And the people of the city were cunning in all 
kinds of work, such as carving in stone, and iron, and 
brass. And they made books, and images, and gar- 
ments, and sent them into all the parts of the earth. 

5. And people of all languages, from all the tribes, 



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and kindreds upon the face of the whole earth, camo 
unto the city. 

6. And there were the mighty ships that came 
across the deep and wide sea, and the great steamboats 
that ply the Mississippi river, and the stern wheelers 
that paddle along the smaller rivers, and innumerable 
flat-boats from up the country. 

7. And no city in the world, was equal unto it for 
cotton ; for it came down the great river, and down the 
Arkansas, and Eed Eiver. 

8. And ships came from England, and France, and 
from all parts of the world, to carry cotton away with 
them. 

9. And the city was filled with oranges, and figs, 
and pomegranates, and pea-cans, and ginger, and spice, 
and parched corn. 

10. Now, when the other Southern States seceded, 
Louisiana seceded also, and New Orleans was rank for 
secession. 

11. And when the war began, it sent to Jefferson, a 
thousand pounds weight of gold, and a ton of silver, 
and darts and javelins without number. 

12. And certain messengers went from the city to 



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Jefferson sr.ying, Live, forever! O Jefferson; thcu 
ha3t but to command, and we will every man obey ! 

13. Then were forts built upon the river below New 
Orleans, to keep the Federal gunboats away from the 
city. 

14. And mighty guns and huge mortars were 
mounted, and many men were put in the forts. 

15. Now runners came to Abraham, and knelt 
down in his presence, and told him of all these things. 

16. Then was Abraham's wrath kindled, and he 
sent his armies to go by way of the sea, and to pull 
down the forts that the rebels had built, and to capture 
the great city. 

17. And there was great commotion among the 
people, for they knew that the rebels would fight, and 
that there would be great carnage. 

18. And Abraham's ships and gunboats being filled 
with armed men, and great guns, and swords, and 
spears, ascended the great river j 

19. And when they were come to the forts, the 
rebels fired upon them, and they fired upon the rebels, 
and there wa3 a great battle. 



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20. And many of the Federals and of the rebels 
were slain, and there was much bloodshed. 

21. And the contest lasted many days, but tho 
strength of the rebels began to fail. 

22. Then did the Federals press more vehemently, 
and they beat down the forts, and burnt all the towers, 
and captured all the men that were within. 

23. And the gunboats passed up the river, even to 
the city, and demanded that the whole city of ISTew 
Orleans, surnamed the " Crescent City," be surrendered 
to the Federals. 

24. And the city was surrendered, and all its stores, 
and treasures of gold and silver, and wine, and costly 
drink, and cups of gold, and curious vessels of wood, 
and stone, and brass, came into the hands of the 
Federals. 

25. And Abraham sent General Butler to rule over 
the city 

26. And Gen. Butler set up flags with the Stars and 
Stripes in the markets and public places, and com- 
manded that ill the men in the city, should reverence 
the flag. 

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27. Now, there were some there that hated Ab "a- 
ham and the old flag, and they would not reverence 
the flag. 

28. Then sent the commanding General and seized 
these disobedient citizens, and spoiled their houses, and 
cast them into prison 



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CHAPTEE XXYI. 

EVACUATION OF COLUMBUS. 

1. "When Leonidas whose surname was Polk, heard 
that Fort Henry was taken, he was sore vexed. 

2. And he rent his clothes, and put ashes on his 
head, and smashed hfs brandy demi-john. 

3. And he would take no meat, but was in much 
trouble. 

4. For he was in fear that Ulysses would come 
against him, and cast him into outer darkness. 

5. Then he called a council of war. And when his 
Brigadiers, and Adjutants, and Colonels, and all the 
shoulder-strappers came unto his tent, 

6. He showed them how much he loved Jefferson, 
and how much he hated Abraham ; 

7. Moreover, he told them that Fort Henry had 
fallen, and that the Federals were planning to fall 
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8. Then great fear fell upon the Council, and they 
looked one upon another in great consternation. 

9. And certain spake unto Leonidas, and said, would 
it not be well, most excellent Leonidas, to pull up 
stakes and leave these diggins immediately, if not 
sooner ? 

10. And Leonidas gave his consent, and he com- 
mand* d to sound the trumpet, and when the army was 
drawn up, he commanded the chief musician to play a 
tune called in the Yankee tongue, " The Grand 
Skeedaddle." 

11. And while the melody of this Southern favorite 
was filling the air, the great army of Leonidas, with 
all the spearmen, and archers, and sharp-shooters, and 
engineers, and drummers, arose and marched away 
from Columbus, and took their course toward the land 
of "Dixie." 

12. Now it is known to all the dwellers in these 
parts, that there is an Island on the Mississippi river, 
below Columbus, called "Island No. 10." 

13. And the water ran on this side of the island 
and en that, — on the right hand and on the left. 

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build a garrison there, long before he left Columbus; 
for, he said, lest Columbus may fall into the enemy's 
hands. 

15. And the Island was fortified, and a great force 
was placed there; 

16. And Leonidas sent to all that lived down the 
river, greeting, saying, Fear not, for Island No. 10 
.cannot fall. 

17. Then the people said one to another, behold we 
are safe, for Leonidas is a man of truth. 

18. But when Leonidas left Columbus and traveled 
toward Dixie, great fear seized the people. 

19. And the Federals came and took possession of 
Columbus, and prepared to move against Island 
No. 10. 

20. And they descended the river and they can- 
nonaded the fort on the Island, and beseiged it, and 
the seige lasted many weeks. 

21. And the two forces threw shells at each other, 
and made much noise. 

22. And the Federals took Island No. 10, and all its 
men they made prisoners of war, and they carried 



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away all its stores of meat and flour, and powder and 
ball. 

23. Then great fear came upon all the dwellers in 
"West Tennessee and North Mississippi, for they said, 
behold the Yankees will corns hither also. 



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CHAPTER XXVII. 

FALL OE FORT PILLOW AND CAPTURE OF MEMPHIS. 

1. Leonid as had fortified a place on the river, 
below Island No. 10, on the Tennessee shore, and had 
called it Fort Pillow. 

2. And Fort Pillow was made of vast strength so 
as to withstand a mighty force. 

3. And Leonidas had sent into all the regions round 
about, commanding all to send their negro men to Fort 
Pillow, to work on the fortifications. 

4. Then were the sable sons of Ham gathered 
together by twenties, and by fifties, and by hundreds, 
carrying pickaxes and spades, and marching to Fort 
Pillow. 

5. And they came to the fort and digged a mighty 
ditch, for it was deep and wide; and they built a high 
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t>. And they put up their largest guns, and made 
ready to fight the Federals. 

7. Eut the Federals said, "Wherefore shall we be 
discouraged? Have we not taken divers forts? Has 
not Fort Henry and also Fort Donelson fallen before 
us? 

8. And Island No. 10, behold it could not stand 
before us. Shall we fear to attack Fort Pillow. 

9. And they arose and marched against Fort 
Pillow, and threw shells at it. 

10. And the rebels threw shells at the Federals, and 
there was strife between them many days. 

11. Then certain of the rebels said, why should we 
stay here, and suffer these uncircumcised Yankees to 
lead us away into captivity, to make us hewers of wood 
and drawers of water? 

12. For we cannot withstand them, — they are more 
numerous than we. 

13. Let us arise by night and get away into the 
land of Dixie, that we may not come alive into the 
hands of our enemy. 

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when it was yet dark, and spiked their great guns, 
and spoiled all their goods, and fled from Fort Pillow. 

15. And when the morning was come, and the 
Federals looked toward the Fort, behold it was empty, 
for the rebels had fled. 

16. Then went forth a mighty rumor, behold Fort 
Pillow hath fallen into the hands of the Federals. 

17. And the people were alarmed, and many of 
them arose and fled from their homes, and went far 
South into the land of Dixie. 

18. And the Federals collected their gunboats, and 
their men, and made ready to go down the river to 
Memphis, and take the city. 

19. And it was on the sixth day of June, in the 
second year of the reign of Abraham, that they came 
against Memphis. 

20. And when they had come in sight of the city, 
they fired their cannon, and marched against it. 

21. And the rebels that were on their gunboats 
before the city, moved out to meet the Federals, and a 
battle was fought between them. 

22. But the Federal powers prevailed, and some of 

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the rebel gunboats they sunk, and some they took 
captive. 

23. And the fleet of the rebels was dispersed, and 
the Federals took the city, and hoisted the "Stars and 
Stripes" on the Post Office. 

24. And the mayor and other chief men of the city, 
made friends with the Federals, and they entered into 
covenant with them. 

25. But many were they who fled from the city, 
and left their homes and all their household stuff, that 
they might not come alive into the hands cf the 
Federals. 



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CHAPTEB XXYIII. 

FEDERAL DOMINION IN MEMPHIS. 

1. Now it has been written in these Chronicles, 
that the Federals had troops at Cairo, and they would 
not permit any steamboats to come down the river to 
Memphis. 

2. And, as the people South, do not cultivate the 
land for much corn or wheat, but for cotton, when 
supplies came not down the river, the prices became 
exceeding high, so that no poor man could buy. 

3. And many began to be in want. And there 
were speculators in those days, men who did not have 
the fear of God before them, and cared for nothing but 
old Bourbon and money. 

4. And these speculators bought up all the corn and 
meat, and wine, and flour, and corn meal, and sold 
them at a five-fold price to those who had money to 
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5. Now, hunger began to press upon the poorer 
classes, and those whose business the war had destroyed 
or injured, and their wives and little ones had no 
bread ; 

6. But when the Federals had taken the city, boats 
from Cincinnati, and from Louisville, and from the 
"Sucker" State, came down the river, and brought 
provisions for man and beast. 

7. And when the people beheld that the stock of 
provisions was better, and the price cheaper than 
when the rebels held the city, they were contented, 
and bade the Federals welcome. 

8. And the Federals put a guard of armed men 
around the city, and would not let any one pass out 
of the city, unless he would swear to keep a covenant 
with Abraham and all Union men. 

9. Nor would they allow any one to carry out of 
the city any goods, lest, peradventure, the rebels 
should receive comfort and aid therefrom. 

10. Then was the price of cottor very high, for it 
was scarce, inasmuch, as the rebels had burnt all the 
cotton. 



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CHAPTEE XXIX. 

GEORGE DRURY AND ELLEN GRAINGER. 

1. About the time that James, whose surname is 
Buchanan, was the embodiment of Uncle Samuel, 
which (being interpreted) was President of the United 
States, 

2. There dwelt a family named Grainger, in the 
great State of Pennsylvania. 

3. And the family consisted of a mother, who was a 
widow, a son whose name was Lindley, and two 
daughters, named Susan and Ellen, and ths.y were all 
grown. 

4. And they were poor, because the mother owned 
but a small farm, and a few cattle, and a neat cottage. 

5. But Lindley was well educated and intelligent , 
and his sisters were skilled in the arts and sciences, 
and Ellen, the younger, handled the harp and played 



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upon the piano, and was fair and beautiful to look 
upon. 

6. Now, Susan and Ellen said " let us teach school, 
and bring in some aid to our brother in supporting 
ourselves and our mother." 

7. And they taught a small school and were pleased 
with the business of instruction, and their students 
loved them. 

V 

8. And it came to pass that a stranger passed that" 
way, and he was from the South country, even from 
the province of Alabama ; 

9. And when he saw the two young girls, and had 
heard the people speak so much in their praise, 

10. He said to them, what compensation do these 
people give you for your services to their children ? 

11. And Susan, the elder, said, they pay us the sum 
of twenty dollars each per month. 

12. And the stranger said, if you will arise, and 
some to Alabama, then will the people give you fifty 
dollars a month. And he encouraged Susan and Ellen 
to go South. 

13. And when he had returned home, he spake to 



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his neighbors of Susan and Ellen, and the people made 
them a school. 

14. And the stranger wrote to the two girls, and 
they packed up their trunks, and went to Alabama ; 

15. And they took a school and the people loved 
Susan and Ellen; because they were kind and atten- 
tive to their children, and taught them with great 
care. 

16. Now, there dwelt hard by their school-house, a 
rich cotton planter, whose name was George, but his 
surname was Drury. And George was five and 
twenty years of age, and possessed a manly form and 
a goodly countenance. 

17. And he had a large estate, and a hundred 
slaves, and lived in a great house, made of brick, and 
he had never been married ; 

18. And when George saw Ellen, and heard all the 
neighbors speak in her favor, he loved her; 

19. And he went to the house in which she boarded, 
and talked with her, and she played on the piano, and 
sung songs to his great delectation. 

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soft bluo eyes, and her little delicate hands, and the 
music of her sweet young voice ; 

21. And George was restless by day when at home, 
for he said, it is not good for me to be alone. 

22. And George was in love with Ellen, and he 
said unto her "O Ellen, live forever I" 

23. Moreover, he said, "Why shouldst thou toil 
through winter's cold and summer's heat to obtain a 
living ? For behold I have enough for thee and me, 

24. " Arise, Ellen, thou loved one, and come to my 
house, and become my wife, and thou shalt have white 
bread and fresh butter, and live on the cream of the 
South." 

25. And the saying pleased Ellen, and she lifted up 
her voice and said "Amen !" 



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CHAPTEE XXX. 

GEOR3E AND ELLEN. — (CONTINUEI ♦) 

1. And it came to pass, that Ellen communed with 
Susan and told her what George had proposed to her 

2. And Susan replied to Ellen, the thing is good, 
for George is a just man, and he will be to thee a kind 
husband ; 

3. And Susan said farther to her sister, behold we 
are away from our mother, and from our brother, and 
we are strangers in the sunny South ; 

4. Now, that we may test the love that George 
professeth for thee, say unto him, I cannot wed thee 
away from my mother's house, but if thou wilt wait 
until our session closes, and will then come to 
Pennsylvania, then will I be wedded to thee in the 
presence of my mother, and we will receive her 
blessing. 

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for me, he will not hesitate to make the trip and incur 
the expense, for he is a man of large means. 

6. And when she had said these words to George, 
his love for her was increased a thousand fold, and he 
told her that he would be willing to follow her to the 
remotest verge of the green earth. 

7. Then did they contract a marriage, and gave to 
each other the solemn pledge of fidelity, and they called 
upon the sweet little stars that were watching them 
from Heaven's canopy, to witness their plighted love. 

8. And Time's chariot, whose wheels have never 
missed a revolution since creation was born, rolled on, 
and the session was near its close. 

9. And Susan and Ellen wrote letters to their 
mother and brother, and they breathed the spirit of 
hope and love ; 

10. Then did the mother of these two girls and 
their lone brother rejoice at the prospect of receiving 
them to their home again. 

11. Now, about this time Abraham's Proclanmtion 
calling for seventy -five thousand spearmen, was sent 
abroad, and war between the North and the South was 
about to commence. 



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12. Then came a despatch to Susan and Ellen from 
their mother, requesting them to hasten home lest they 
should be overtaken by the calamities of the war in the 
South ; 

13. And Ellen sent for George and communed with 
him ; and George told her that a call was made upon 
the young men of Alabama, to go forth against the 
force of Abraham, and to fight for the South, 

14. And that he had volunteered and had been 
elected Captain of a company ; 

15. And it was agreed between them, that their 
wedding should be postponed until the close of the 
war. 

16. Then did they exchange ambrotypes, and renew 
their pledges of love and constancy, and the hour of 
separation came, and they separated to meet no more 
until the earthquake of war should have convulsed our 
once happy country. 

17. And Susan and Ellen hastened away to their 
native State, and to their mother, and they found the 
people greatly agitated because of the war; 

18. And their brother Lindley had volunteered, 
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19. And the sisters were diligent in preparing 
clothes and equipments for their soldier brother. 

20. Now it was in the first year of the reign of 
Abraham, and in the month of July, and on the twenty- 
fiibt day of the self-same month, that a great battle 
was fought at Manassas; 

21. And many were the dead, and the blood flowed 
in rivulets, and the slain were spread over a great 
extent of surface j 

22. And on the morrow, George walked over the 
field of battle, and looked upon the fallen slain, and 
they were the slain of Abraham's forces. 

23. And among them he saw a goodly young man, 
whose sword was yet held in his hand, now cold in 
death ; 

24. And his features bore evidence of the goodness 
of his heart. 

25. And as George looked down upon him, he said, 
how cruel is war ! this is a war of brothers, — it is 
unnatural, unchristian, and will bring a lasting 
disgrace upon our people. 

26. And he said to those who were with him, I 
would that I cou-d take the body of this fallen Captain, 



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and send it to his friends ; but this cannot be seeing I 
know not his name, nor who are his friends, nor 
where they live ; 

27. Then did George stoop down and loose the sash 
from the fallen foe, and it was new and beautifully 
wrought ; 

28. And when he had examined it the more closely, 
behold he found embroidered upon the sash, in beau- 
tiful letters of silk, the words, "Lindley Grainger, 
embroidered by his sister, Ellen." 

29. Then did George know that it was the body of 
his lover's brother, and he wept upon it. 

30. And he went to Eichmond and procured a 
metallic case, and put the body of Lindley therein, and 
sent it home to his mother and sisters to be interred 
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CHAPTEE XXXI. 



COTTON BURNING. 



1. Now it came to pass in those days when the 
Confederates saw that the "Yankees" would take 
Memphis, 

2. They sent men into all the regions ronnd about 
to burn all the cotton they could find. 

3. And many people had their cotton in old houses, 
and desert places, and caverns, and in cellars. 

4. And when Braxton, whose surname is Bragg, 
heard of this, his wrath was kindled, and sent a band 
of soldiers to cast all these people into prison, and to 
burn their houses, and destroy all their goods. 

5. Then was there great distress, such as was never 
known in Dixie before: for the people had no corn, 
nor had they meat, nor coffee, nor sugar, and their 
supply of raiment was not a little scanty. 



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6. And they murmured against Braxton and 
Jefferson, and were sore vexed. 

7. And they sent messengers to Jefferson, saying, 
We pray thee protect us from cotton burning, for it is 
all we have left of our living. 

8. For our young men are gone to war, and thy 
Generals have sent and taken away our guns and 
pistols, and left us no arms for defence, 

9. And the Federals have come to Memphis, and 
offer us gold and silver for our cotton ; let us, we pray 
thee, sell them a little cotton of this crop of 1862, that 
we may buy bread that our little ones may eat thereof 
and not die. 

10. But Jefferson was wroth, and sent unto them 
saying, Whosoever shall sell a Yankee a pound of 
cotton, shall surely be put to death. 

11. Now, there dwelt in the land of Mississippi, and 
in the Northern part thereof, a family named Byron; 

12. And Mr. Byron was a man of moderate means,, 
and his farm was small, but he was a good man and 
just, for he feared God, hated the devil, and would not 
touch ardent drink. 

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to manhood, and two daughters that were lovely 
maidens, and several smaller children. 

14. Now, when the Kebellion broke out, and many- 
cunning men and eloquent orators were urging the 
people to fight against the government of their fathers, 
these two sons of Mr. Byron joined the Confederate 
army, and were sent to Virginia. 

15. And the elder of them died of a fever, and was 
buried in the soil of old Virginia far away from home 
and loved ones; 

16. And the younger son was slain in the battle of 
Shiloh, and his father went to the battle ground to 
seek for him, but he could not find him ; 

17. And Mr. Byron was vexed in mind and broken 
hearted, and returned home in great despair ; 

18. And he fell sick of a fever and a broken heart, 
and died, and was buried in his own garden ; 

19. And as all their cotton for the former year had 
been burnt, and their few negroes, had fled to Memphis, 
they had nothing with which to purchase the neces- 
saries of life ; 

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that the father and his two sons were dead, and there 
was none to labor for them, 

21. They determined to raise some cotton : and 
they went out and labored in the fields, and with their 
soft, little, delicate hands, they handled the hoe, a^A 
did chop down the weeds, and dig about the roots of 
the cotton. 

22. And the Lord blessed them, and sent them 
showers of rain, and their cotton grew, and became 
white in the patch. 

23. And when it was autumn, they picked it out, 
and put it in bags, and then made ready to go to 
Memphis to sell it, and buy meat ; 

24. And the mother and her eldest daughter 
harnessed up their two horses, and put their cotton 
bags into the wagon, and drove on the road to 
Memphis ; 

25. Now, the distance was two score and two miles, 

and they drove on the way two days, and when they 

were only two miles away from the city, behold the 

guerillas came, and fell upon them, and burned up 

their cotton, and broke their wagon, and spoke harshly 

unto them. 
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26. And these women turned their footsteps home- 
ward, son owing greatly because they had lost their 
cotton, 



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CHAPTEE XXXII. 

FEDERAL CONQUEST OF WEST TENNESSEE. 

"When General Grant had taken Memphis, he left a 
Btrong force in the city, and placed pickets all around 
it; 

2. And he took with him many men, and marched 
into all the surrounding country, and seized upon all 
Confederates that he could find ; 

3. And his soldiers spread through all the country 
in "West Tennessee and North Mississippi, and they 
took many horses, and mules, and much cattle, and 
corn and other valuables from such as sympathized 
with Jefferson and the South. 

4. And they destroyed the railroads and burned 
down the bridges, and seized all the towns, and left 
soldiers at each to hold them in subjection. 

5. And the Confederates were at Holly Springs, 



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which is a city of no mean repute, in North Missis- 
sippi, two score and ten miles from Memphis ; 

6. And Gen. Veatch went forth to capture them ; 
and he led a mighty host with him, and they encamped 
upon the brink of a river, which is called " Cold 
Water;" 

7. And the Confederates sent out spies, and they 
saw where Gen. Yeatch was, with all his hosts ; 

8. They returned and brought word to those that 
sent them, and they were all alarmed, and arose and 
fled deeper down in "Dixie." 

9. Then Gen. Yeatch arose and marched his forces 
into Holly Springs, and seized upon it, and placed a 
garrison there. 

10. Then were the Confederates at Tupola in 
Mississippi, and they gathered there from all points, 
Beauregard, and Bragg, and Polk, and many other 
rebels of high degree. 

11. And when the summer had well-nigh passed 
away, Braxton, whose surname is Bragg, determined 
upon a grand stroke. 

12. So he marched his men to Chattanooga, in East 
Tennessee, and thence north into Kentucky. 



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13. And when the people of Kentucky saw that 
the rebels were coming, they were greatly alarmed, 
and they sent all the men they could raise, to meet tho 
invader and drive him off. 

14. And they went forth to meet him, and they 
fought a great battle, and filled the country with 
mourning. 

15. And the Federals claimed the victory, but the 
rebels said that they had the best of the fight. 

16. And Gen. Bragg gave up the invasion of 
Kentucky, and marched back his mighty army into 
Middle Tennessee, and went into winter quarters near 
Murfreesboro. 

17. And Gen. Sherman remained at Memphis, and 
he commanded that the guards should allow no one to 
pass out of the city, who had not taken an oath to 
support "Uncle Abe" and the North, against Jeff. 
Davis, and "the rest of mankind." 

18. And many of the people were sore vexed, for 
they wished to come into Memphis, and to smuggle out 
goods to sell to the people in the South at enormous 
prices. 

19. And there were Jay-hawkers in those days, 



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and they robbed men and women of their money, an<7 
silver-plate, and their horses and mules. 



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CHAPTEE XXXIII. 



CONTRABANDS, 



1. And it came to pass in these days, that Abraham, 
whose surname is Lincoln, sent forth a proclamation 
into all the Provinces, States, Territories, Cities, and 
parts of the country, 

2. Declaring that the negroes of all those who had 
taken up arms against the government, were free, and 
had a right to leave their masters; 

3. Moreover, he commanded his Generals, and 
Captains of hundreds, and Captains of fifties, and all 
that were in command, and all soldiers, to protect such 
negroes as should runaway from their masters, and 
come to their lines. 

4. Then did the sable sons of Ham, that had ever 
been in bondage, arise and leave their masters, and 
they fled to the Federal camps for protection. 

5. And some of them took with them their wives 



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and little ones, and rejoicing in their freedom, they 
left the cotton fields and plantations of their masters. 

6. And these were called contrabands. 

7. And they collected at St. Louis, and Cairo, and 
Memphis, and Nashville, and at many other places, in 
thousands ; 

8. And they had no homes, and no money, and no 
friends, and they and their wives, and children began 
to be in want. 

9. Then were the Federal commanders obliged to 
feed them; so they ordered rations to be dealt to 
them every day. 

10. And still they continued to come from all parts 
of the South. 

11. And the Abolitionists rejoiced because the 
negroes were made free, "for," said they, "the year 
of Jubilee is come." 

12. And certain went unto the President saying, 
why not put all able-bodied negroes in the army, and 
cause them to fight against their masters and for their 
own freedom ? 

13. And the thing pleased Abraham, and he com- 
manded them to put the United States uniform upon 



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the negroes, and to give them guns, and to teach them 
military tactics. 

14. And when Jefferson heard these things, his 
wrath was kindled; and he said, as my soul liveth 
will I be revenged for this. 

15. And he commanded his men, and all Confeder- 
ates everywhere, and all "Secesh" throughout the 
South, to slay every negro found with arms against 
white men. 

16. And the war progressed, and there were 
skirmishes and battles; and cities were plundered, 
and towns were burned, and the land was made to 
mourn because of the desolations of war. 

17. And Jefferson and Abraham were bitter ene- 
mies one to the other, and they ceased not continually 

to vex each other. 
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CHAPTEE XXXYI. 

FAIR OAKS. — EFFORTS TO TAKE RICHMOND. 

1. Now while George, who is also called Littlo 
Mac, was chief over the armies of Abraham, a great 
host was gathered together before Richmond, a walled 
city of the Confedrates. 

2. And the people said, surely will terror seize 
upon the city, and trembling take possession of it ; 

3. Surely will the Rebels flee away, and Richmond 
be filled with emptiness. 

4. Thorns shall spring up in her streets, and satyrs 
shall dance there ; for the countenance of George will 
desolate the place. 

5. Now the army of George was encamped upon 
the banks of a stream, the name of which is Chicka- 
hominy. 

6. And a great storm arose insomuch that the 
Chickahominy was like unto a great river. 

7. And while the soldiers did eat and drink in 



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their tents, there came a great body of Eebels from the 
.Rebel camp, even from the camp of Lee. 

8. Then began a great battle, and continued until 
the setting of the sun. 

9. And the next day was the Sabbath day, and the 
Eebels came forth with a mighty host to overwhelm 
the Yankees. 

10. JBut the hosts of George were brave, and they 
fell with great fury upon their enemies, and drove 
them back even at the point of the bayonet. 

11. Four times did the Eebels fly before the 
bayonets of the North. 

12. And many were killed, and many were sorely 
wounded upon the field. 

13. And the name of the battle was called Fair 
Oaks, because of the trees that grew thereabout. 

14. Now after many days had passed, the people 
clamored, saying, why hath not George taken the city, 
and why sitteth he idle in his tent. 

15. And George's friends were wroth, and answer- 
ing, said, ye civilians, ye are fools and know not mili- 
tary art. Hath not George wisdom, and is be not a 
great General e1 en as Napoleon was great ? 



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1<3. But when other many days had passed, Abra- 
ham grew restless and said unto George privily, My 
Bon, why goest thou not against these Eichmondites ? 

17. G-eorge answered and said unto Abraham, wait. 
So Abraham waited. 

18. Now while Abraham waited and George waited 
and the people waited, behold Lee waited not, but came 
forth from his strong places with a mighty army, 

19. Gathered from all parts of Dixie and led by 
mighty men, even such as Jackson, and Hill, and 
Longstreet. 

20. And when the month of June was well nigh 
ended, Lee's army fell upon the camp of George. 

21. And on the twenty-seventh of the month, and 
on the day that is called Thursday, a battle was fought 
even from mid-day until the sun set. 

22. That battle was called the battle of Mechanics- 
ville, and in it many were slain, and the army of 
George fell back five miles. 

23. "When the sun rose on Friday, the battle was 
renewed. And the battle that day was called the 
battle of New Bridge, and great numbers were slain, 
and the army of George crossed the Chickahominy. 



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24. On the next day, which is called Saturday, 
many were slain, and the army of George retreated 
across the swamp which is called White Oak. 

25. On the next day, which was the Sabbath day, 
were two mighty battles fought, and the army of 
George continued to retreat. 

26. On Monday, which was the thirtieth, was 
another battle fought, and behold the army of George 
continued to retreat. 

27. On Tuesday the fight continued until noonday 
even until the gunboats on the river, which is called 
James, put an end to the fight. 

28. And George rested himself after his much 
fighting and much retreating, and behold Abraham 
come+h up to the camp and revieweth the troops. 

29. And Abraham spake unto George, saying, 
My son, what wilt thou now do. 

30. And George opened his mouth and gave answer 
saying, Oh, Abraham, if it seemeth good to thee, 
methinks I will wait a little while, 

31. And Abraham laughed and saia, verily theu 
puttest me in mind of a little anecdote. 



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CHAPTEE XXXV. 



HOLLY SPRINGS. 



1. Now in those days, it came to pass that Holly 
Springs, in the tribe of Mississippi, had become a rebel 
stronghold. 

2. Holly Springs was a goodly town in North 
Mississippi ; 

3. It was noted for its schools, and churches, and its 
stores of wine, and oil, and silk, and scarlet, and fine 
linen. 

4. And the people had much gold and silver, and 
they dealt in cotton, and hemp, and flax, and lambs' 
wool, and young negroes. 

5. And they believed in Jeff. Davis and the Soutl , 
and ceased not day and night, to curse Lincoln and all 
the "Yankees." 

6. And Gen. Yan Dorn stationed a great army 



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there, and made fortifications, and a trench round the 
city. 

7. And the people from all the regions round about, 
sent to him corn and provender for man and beast, 
and bade him God-speed. 

8. And he sent into all the country, and collected 
corn, and fodder, and potatoes, and his men lived on 
the fat of the land. 

9. And Gen. Yillipegue joined himself to him, and 
brought all his forces to Holly Springs, and they made 
a covenant together to fight in the same cause. 

10. When Gen. Grant, who was at Lagrange, 
with a host of Hoosiers, Suckers, Buckeyes, and 
"Wolverines, heard of these things, 

11. His wrath was kindled within him, and he 
determined to smite the rebels. 

12. And he marched forth toward Holly Springs 
with a great army. 

13. And when he was yet a great way off, certain 
Secesh spies came to Holly Springs, and told the rebel 
Generals, that the "Yankees" were coming. 

14. Then did they pull up stakes and " skedaddle ' 



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deeper down in Dixie, for they feared to meet Grant 
in deadly conflict. 

15. And the people of Holly Springs were alarmed, 
seeing their protector was gone ; 

16. And they sat in sackcloth and ashes, and wept, 
and refused to be comforted ; 

17. For, said they, we will fall into the hands of 
these "Yankees," and they will slay us, and our wives, 
and little ones, and spoil our goods, and carry away 
our negroes. 

18. And Gen. Grant marched into Holly Springs, 
and raised the Federal Flag, and caused the people to 
submit to the laws of Uncle Samuel. 

19. Now all the rest of the acts of General Yan 
Dorn and of General Yillipegue, are they not written 
in the future chapters of these Chronicles ? 

20. And they led their men a great way from 
Holly Springs, and joined themselves to Sterling, 
whose surname is Price, a mighty man amcng the 
rebels. 



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CHAPTER XXXVI. 



GEN. PRICE. 



1. In those days when Peace reigned undisturbed, 
and War was a thing unknown in Columbia's happy 
land, 

2. There dwelt a man in the land of Missouri, and 
his name was Sterling, surnamed Price ; 

3. And he was a just man, and feared God and kept 
His commandments. 

4. Moreover, he was a man of great wisdom, and 
all the people loved him. 

5. And he had been a ruler among them for many 
years, a judge, a member of the Legislature, and chief 
Magistrate of the Commonwealth. 

6. Now, when the Rebellion broke out, he was 
living at home, as a man of peace. 

7. And Claiborne, whose surname was Jackscn, 
was at thftft time, Governor of Missouri j 



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8. And Claiborne knew Sterling, and he knew that 
the people loved him. 

9. And he went unto Sterling and communed with 
him, and spake kindly unto him. 

10. And he persuaded Sterling to join the fortunes 
of the South, and he made him a Major-General. 

11. Then Sterling raised a large army to fight 
against the Union, and he was brave, and cared for 
his soldiers, and they loved him as dutiful sons would 
love an affectionate father. 

12. And Sterling fought many battles, and became 
a great hero among the rebels. 

13. But Jefferson was jealous of Sterling, and never 
confided in him, nor did he confer any great honor 
upon him. 

14. And this vexed the people of Missouri, because 
they loved Sterling, and considered him the greatest 
man in all the Confederacy. 

15. And Sterling marched his army Eastward and 
crossed tne Mississippi river, and joined himself to 
Braxton, whose surname is Bragg. 

16. And Sterling fought at Corinth and at c^her 
places, and all that knew him, both in the rebel, and 



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also in the Federal army, knew thai nc man was 
braver than Sterling, wh 
ex- Governor of Misscuri. 



braver than Sterling, whose surname is Price, the 



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CHAPTEB XXXVII. 

THE GUERRILLAS. 

1. "When the Federal armies advanced into Dixie, 
all civil law was suspended ; 

2. Magistrates ceased to perform the functions of 
their offices, for no one could sue or be sued ; 

3. And there were no civil courts or criminal 
proceedings, and evil doers ceased to be afraid of the 
majesty of the law. 

4. Then were there dishonest men that formed 
themselves into companies called Jayhawkers; and 
some companies they called Guerrillas ; 

5. And fearing neither God nor man, these men 
went through the land seizing upon cotton, and horses, 
and mules, and fat oxen, and money ; 

6. And they spared no one ; nor cared they whether 
one was Union or Secesh, if he had money or other 
valuables, they demanded the same. 



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7. And they made the land to mourn because of 
th-jir depredations ; for they robbed thousands of 
families, and left them no means to procure bread for 
their little ones. 

8. And the people near Memphis sent to General 
Yeatch, and said, "Protect us, we pray thee, from 
these Jayhawkers, for they torment us day and night." 

9. And General Yeatch opened his mouth and 
said to them, " O generation of vipers, why do ye not 
come forward and take the oath of allegiance? How 
can I protect you while ye and your sons are in open 
rebellion against the government ? 

10. Kepent ye, every one, and take the oath of 
allegiance to Uncle Samuel, then will I protect you 
and your little ones." 

11. And these Guerrillas stopped the trains on the 
railroad, and robbed them, and burnt the cars ; 

12. And they burnt bridges, and tore up the track, 
ind played "smash" generally. 

13. And they collected on the Mississippi river, and 
erected batteries on the shore, and fired '>n steam- 
boats, and made them "round to." 



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14. And they robbed them of their stores, and 
burnt the boats to the water's edge. 

15. And this thing vexed the people, particularly 
the travelling public, and the steamboat men ; 

16. And they cried to General Hurlbut for relief. 

17. And the General heard their prayer, and ho 
sent forth his decree into all the world, 

18. That whenever a steamboat was robbed, "ten" 
" Secesh " families should be banished from Memphis ; 

19. And whenever the Guerrillas should rob a 
railroad train, then the town or village of "Secesh" 
sympathizers nearest thereunto, should be burned to 
the ground. 

20. Then were these Guerrillas afraid, but, never- 
theless they did not altogether discontinue their 
robberies. 



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CHAPTER XXXVIII. 

TAKING THE OATH. 

1. Now it came to pass when Memphis was in the 
hands of the Federals, that James, whose surname is 
Yeatch, was appointed to the command thereof. 

2. And James gave commandment that no one 
should leave the city, or reside in the same, or carry on 
any business therein, unless he should take the oath of 
allegiance to Uncle Samuel. 

3. And many of the good people murmured because 
of this order. 

4. And they bogan to make excuses, for one of 
them said, I have two sons in the Confederate army ; 
therefore, I pray thee have me excused. 

5. And another came to Jam.es, and kneeling down, 
said unto him, my wife's father lives in the land of the 
South, and she expects to get a large lot of negroes 
at his death ; therefore, I pray thee, have me excused. 



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6. And another came and said, " James, whose 
surname is Yeatch, most gladly would I obey thy every 
command: but the Southern Confederacy owes me a 
large sum of money, and, if I take the oath, they will 
never pay me; therefore, I pray thee, have me ex- 
cused." 

7. And still another came and said, "I have not at 
any time violated Uncle Samuel's laws, but I have 
kept them all inviolate ; therefore, I pray thee, have 
me excused." 

8. And jq% another came and said unto James, 
" When the rebels were here, and they brought Federal 
prisoners from Belmont, I visited them in prison, and 
ministered unto them ; and I fed the hungry, and gave 
a blanket to those that had none, and sung a song at 
the funeral of those that died ; therefore, I pray thee, 
have me excused." 

9. And yet another came, saying, "I own great 
possessions in Dixie, both of lands, and meadows, and 
orchards, and oxen, and horses; 

10. ISTow, if I take the oath, Jefferson will con- 
fiscate all my property, and I shall be bereft cf all 
my goods; therefore, I pray thee, have me excused." 



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11. And James was vexed because of their excuses, 
and his wrath was kindled. And James gave a com- 
mandment that no one should be excused, but that all 
should take the oath ; 

12. Moreover, he commanded, that if any refused 
vO take the oath, his soldiers should spoil his house, 
and take his goods, and he should be cast into prison. 

13. And guards were placed all around the city, to 
see that no one should leave the city, or carry out any 
goods, unless he would show a writing from James or 
his Provost-Marshal. 

14. And James sent a guard into all parts of the 
city, and he commanded them to seize any that they 
might find drunk or disorderly, and cast them into 
prison. 

15. And James established good order in the city. 
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CHAPTEE XXXIX. 

ADVENTURES OF TWO YOUNG SECESH. 

1. And it came to pass in those days, when James, 
whose surname is Veatch, was in command of the Post 
of Memphis, 

2. That many of the youths of that city, loved 
Jefferson and the South, and hated Lincoln and the 
Yankees. 

3. And it grieved them sore to see the Federal 
soldiers, in Uncle Sam's uniform of blue, in all the 
streets, and upon all the corners, and at all places of 
the « Bluff City." 

4. And they often spake against "Uncle Abe," and 
sent messages of /ove to some that were in the rebel 
army ; 

5. And they made the pictures of rebel flags on 
their slates at schools, and showed by many signs, that 
they did not choose " Uncle Abe" to rule over them. 



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6. Now, among these, were two; the name of one 
was Harry, and the name of the other was Walter. 

7. And these had hardly come to the years of a 
man, but they were tall and of goodly size, and comely 
to look upon. 

8. And their young Southern blood ran hot in their 
veins, at the thought, that the Yankees looked upon 
Tennessee and Memphis as being subdued ; 

9. And they went to the same school in the city, 
and sat on the same seat, and were very intimate ; 

10. And Walter was older than Harry, and nearer 
approached unto the stature of a man. 

11. And when they were at school, Walter lifted up 
his voice, and said unto Harry, " My soul doth long to 
be in the rebel army." 

12. And Harry answered and said, " And so doth 
mine, — that desire mingles with my dreams and with 
my waking thoughts, and I am dying to be away from 
school, and these hard lessons." 

13. Then Walter said, "Let us arise and go and 
join ourselves unto Jie army of Bragg." 

14. And the saying pleased Harry, and he gave his 
consent. 



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15. And they took each of them a horse and some 
script, and went forth beyond the city ; 

16. And when they had come to the pickets, seeing 
that they were only boys, they let them -pass. 

17. Then did these boys rejoice, for they felt that 
they were safe, and that they had escaped from school, 
and would no more have to get and recite hard lessons. 

18. And they pursued their way for several days. 
And behold they lifted up their eyes and Federal 
cavalry were approaching; 

19. And the cavalry overtook them, and captured 
them, and led them bound unto Fort Pillow. 

20. And they took their horses from them, and 
sent them to Columbus, in the province of Kentucky, 
and put them in prison. 

21. Then were these boys dejected in mind, for they 
could not join the army of Bragg, and they did not 
love the bean soup and cracker bread, that were given 
unto them in the prison. 

22. And it repented them that they nad not 
remained at home, and continued their lessons at 
school. 



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CHAPTEE XL. 



THE CONSCRIPTION. 



1. Now it came to pass when the Federals had 
taken possession of all the province of West Tennessee, 
Middle Tennessee, North Alabama, and North Missis- 
sippi, 

2. That Jefferson was alarmed, and he sent a 
message unto his wise men, who were assembled at 
the rebel Sanhedrim, at Eichmond ; 

3. And he advised them to adopt powerful mea- 
sures to drive the invaders from the "sacred soil" of 
the South ; 

4. Or, if they could not expel them from the terri- 
tory already in their possession, that they should at 
least keep them from carrying the invasion any further. 

5. And they communed one with another, saying, 
it is useless to call for any more volunteers ; 



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6. For we have called so often, that the last one 
that is disposed to volunteer, is already in the army ; 

7. Then sent they to Jefferson, saying, we are sore 
vexed because we think no more men will volunteer; 
what is the commandment concerning this matter ? 

8. And Jefferson answered unto them, saying, there 
is but one measure which ye can adopt, which will 
save the country. 

9. And they said unto him, " Speak on, Jeffer- 
son!" 

10. And Jefferson said, "If ye will pass a law 
calling every able-bodied man into the army, whether 
he will or not." 

11. Then did the rebel Congress pass a law con- 
scripting every man in the Southern Confederacy, 
between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, 

12. And the thing vexed the people, for, said they % 
"We have sent our sons, and our young men to the 
army, and we have remained at home to protect our 
wives and our little ones ; 

13. And now, if we go also into the army, who will 
there be to protect our home and loved ones ? 






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14. And who will there be to cultivate our fields 
and vineyards for us ? 

15. And many of them said we will not obey this 
call of Jefferson and the rebel Congress, for we will not 
leave our homes and go to war. 

16. And the rebel Generals sent recruiting officers 
into every part of the country, and they seized all that 
they could find, and compelled them to go into the 
army. 

17. But many arose and escaped to the Federal 
lines, and were saved from the rebel conscription. 



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CHAPTEE XLI, 



YICKSBURG, MISS. 



1. Now it came to pass, that after the great and 
mighty cities of New Orleans and Memphis, as well as 
all the province of Tennessee looking toward the West, 
and all the land of Mississippi lying toward the North, 
had fallen into the hands of the Federals : 

2. Great fear fell upon the people of Yicksburg, lest 
their city should also he taken. 

3. And they collected a great many negroes, and 
commenced building walls and digging ditches, and 
preparing themselves to fight against the Federal 
forces. 

4. Yicksburg was a goodly city on the Eastern 
fhore of the great river: it standeth on a bluff, and 
averlooketh the surrounding regions. 

5. And there was much wealth, and also much 
intelligence at this place, for the people had good 



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schools, and they educated their children with great 
care. 

6. But, as they owned many slaves, they had not 
been accustomed to labor with their own hands ; 

7. And they had been in the habit of commanding 
and not of being commanded; 

8. Hence, they resolved to collect a great army, 
and fight for the possession of their city. 

9. And they sent to Jefferson to aid them; and 
Jefferson sent them a great many troops, and a great 
many mighty guns, and huge engines of war, and 
powder and balls an infinite quantity 

10. And the rebels made stupenduous works of 
defence, and called Yicksburg the " Gibraltar of 
America." 

11. When Farragut, commonly called " Commo- 
dore," heard of these things, and how the rebels were 
making preparations for defence, his wrath was kindled 
against them. 

12. And he said, who are these rebels that they 
should thus defy the forces of Uncle Sam ? 

13. And he swore in his wrath that he "would 

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smite them in battle, and lay waste theii city," before 
the ides of March. 

14. And he collected a great many gunboats, and 
took many men, and hastened to Yicksburg, swearing 
that he would level the disloyal city with the dust. 

15. And the Confederates heard of his coming, and 
got ready to receive him. 

16. And when he had come near to the city, he 
threw a bombshell at it to get the range, and the rebels 
threw shells at the ships ; 

17. And the bombardment progressed many days, 
but as the forces were far apart, little damage was 
done. 

18. And the Confederates continued to strengthen 
their fortifications by day and by night ; 

19. And Jefferson sent them military men, regular 
" West-Pointers," to command them, and to advise 
them, and to assist them in making their fortifications, 
the wonder of all mankind. 

20. And when the Federal commanders saw that 
the rebels would make resistance so formidable, they 
hesitated to attack them in their stronghold. 



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CHAPTEE XLII. 



SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. 



1. New it came to pass, that word was brought to 
Abraham, that Yicksburg was strongly fortified, and 
that the rebels had a large army ready to fight. 

2. And the matter vexed Abraham, and when food 
was set before him he refused to eat, and the spirit of 
sleep departed from him. 

3. And William, his Prime Minister, came into his 
presence, and gave him a pomegranate, and a little 
parched corn, and a glass of lemonade. 

4. And when Abraham was a little revived, William 
said, "O Abraham, live forever!" 

5. And Abraham said, "Say on, William, for thou 
art my most faithful friend, and my wisest counsellor." 

6. And Abraham fell m William's neck and kissed 
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7. And William lifted up his voice, and said unto 
Abraham, " Our army and our boats can be made to 
pass this cruel and wicked city without shedding 
blood ; 

8. For, if your excellency seeth fit, a canal can be 
dug from the river above Yicksburg to the river below, 
because the river bendeth in the shape of a horse-shoe. 

9. And the water from the great river, will flow into 
this canal, and boats can pass along, and not have to 
come under the guns of the rebel fort. 

10. And, moreover, William said, if the water is 
once let into the canal, it will by its own action, deepen 
the channel, and widen it banks ; 

11. And, as the ancient "Father of Waters" is 
famous for odd whims, he will forsake his wonted 
channel, and run in that prepared by Federal soldiers. 

12. Then will the wicked, rebel city stand miles 
away from the river, and become a deserted town ; 

13. And grass will grow in its streets, and the wild 
owl will hoot from its housetops, and the stork will 
make her nest in the palaces of the rich. 

14. And the thing pleased Abraham, f nd he com- 



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raanded a gold chain to be put upon Williams neck, 
and his photograph to be taken. 

15. And Abraham sent messengers to Yicksburg, 
and commanded the Generals to set the men to work 
to dig the canal. 

16. And the canal was dug. 

17. Eut the water would not flow into it so as to be 
deep enough to float the mighty ships. 

18. And Yicksburg still remained with its frowning 
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CHAPTEK XLIII. 

BRAaG INVADES KENTUCKY. 

1. About this time, Peter, whose surname is Beau- 
regard, left the rebel army for a time. 

2. And when Peter was gone, the command 
devolved upon Braxton, whose surname is Bragg. 

3. Braxton was a brave man and a great warrior. 
He was with Gen. Taylor in Mexico, and won imperish- 
able fame in the battles of that war. 

4. And Braxton was in the battle of Shiloh, and all 
ike world knew that he was as brave as Csesar. 

5. Now, as he was in the chief command, he desired 
to distinguish himself still more, and to reap brighter 
laurels than ever hitherto. 

6. So he determined to march his men to Chatta- 
nooga, which is a city of no mean repute in East 
Tennessee, and on the Tennessee river. 

7. Chattanooga is in the midst of mountains, and 



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two great railroads cross each other at this point, for 
which cause, it was a point of interest to any force 
holding the adjacent country. 

8. And Braxton marched his army to Chattanooga, 
and for sometime, his head-quarters were there 

9. But as the Federals were a great way off, there 
was no prospect of a battle. 

10. And Braxton being a man of war, was not 
satisfied, and he marched his army still further to the 
North. 

11. And seeing that Gen. Buell was in Middle 
Tennessee, and all the Confederates needed clothes, 
Braxton made up his mind to make a raid into 
Kentucky. 

12. Now the people of Kentucky are very indus- 
trious, and they are exceeding skillful in manufacturing 
cotton and woollen fabrics ; 

13. And Braxton said to himself, if I can get ahead 
of General Buell, and march into the fmterior of 
Kentucky, I can supply my men with clothing and 
many other needful things. 

14. And he made haste to march into Kentucky, 
and he carried consternation whithersoever he went. 



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15. And the people of Louisville were greatly 
alarmed, for they said, ours is a great city, and we 
have all kinds of provender for man and beast. 

16. But, if the rebel army come hither, they will 
Bpoil our city, burn up our temples, plunder our stores, 
and do us much harm. 

17. Now, there is a great city on the Ohio, above 
Louisville, called, in the Anglo-Saxon, Cincinnati, but 
surnamed the "Queen City." 

18. And the " Queen City" is the greatest in all the 
"West, it deals in furniture, dry goods, provisions, and 
swine's flesh ; 

19. The merchants of that city are princes, and all 
the people are rich, and their very eyes stick out with 
fatness. 

20. And when the people of Cincinnati, heard that 
Braxton was laying Kentucky waste, they feared that 
he would march even against their city; for it is over 
against Kentucky. 

21. Then they collected themselves together, and 
took arms, and made ready to give the rebels battle. 

22. And there was no little commotion among the 



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people, and they ceased not day and night, to think 
and talk of these things. 

23. Now, Gen. Buell marched forth with a migbcy 
army, and prepared to give battle to Braxton ; 

24. And they met at Perryville, in the province of 
Kentucky, and they joined battle there ; 

25. And the battle raged with great fury, and men 
of the same race slew each other by hundreds ; 

26. And the blood of brothers was made to mingle, 
and the bosom of our common mother was baptized in 
the blood of her children ; 

27. Then was the land filled with the voice of 
mourning, lamentation, and woe ; for mothers wept 
for their sons, and would not be comforted. 

28. And the cry of fatherless orphans arose up to 
Him who sits enthroned in the distant Heavens, and 
whose tender mercies are over all his works. 

30. The victory was warmly contested, nor was it 
decisive ; but Braxton determined not to invade Ken- 
tucky further, and fell back into Tennessee, carrying 
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CHAPTEE XLIY 



JOHN H. MORGAN. 



1. It has been written in these Chronicles, that 
Kentucky would not secede with the G-ulf States, nor 
would she afford aid to Abraham to subdue them. 

2. Nevertheless, there were many of her sons that 
did not lie idle, but took part in this deadly strife of 
brothers. 

3. Some could not consent that this old Union 
should be dissolved ; they loved the flag under which 
their fathers fought, and which had waved over them 
from the years of their infancy. 

4. These left Kentucky and joined themselves to 
Abraham's army, some in one place and some >n 
another. 

5. There were others that ic ved the South, for, they 
said, it was a goodly land, a genial clime, and its sons 



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were magnanimous and brave, and its daughters fair, 
and they would not lift up arms against her. 

6. Of these not a few arose, and went down to 
"Dixie," and joined the rebel army. 

7. And among those that joined the rebel army, 
was John, whose surname is Morgan. 

8. John was a man who loved pleasure, and sought 
to obtain money by many devices. 

9. And he had learned many games upon cards, and 
was exceeding cunning therein, whereby he won large 
sums of money. 

10. And he was a man of unbounded wit, and loved 
to jest and make sport, and no man ever lived upon 
the whole earth, that could circumvent him. 

11. And John sent unto Jefferson and said, "be- 
hold, I sympathize with thee and with the South, and 
I stand ready to serve thee." 

12. And Jefferson sent him a letter of welcome and 
a commission ; but as John was not a "West Pointer," 
Jefferson would not appoint him to a high office. 

13. And John became the chief of a band of horse- 
men, and they went through Tennessee and Kentucky, 
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14. For they took their horses and their icules, and 
entered into their store-houses and tcok their goods, 
and scrupled not to accept their "greenbacks" when 
they could find them. 

15. And they performed many deeds which made 
them a terror to the land, and exceedingly famous ; 
but of these deeds shall they not be recorded in a 
future chapter? 



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CHAPTEE XLY. 

ESCAPE OF A REBEL CONSCRPT. 

1. Now it came to pass about this tine, vhat there 
was great conamotion in "Dixie" because of the Con- 
scription. 

2. For men said one to another, " How can we leave 
our homes, and wives, and little ones, and go to war?" 

3. And they were slow to rally to the standard of 
King Jefferson, and he sent recruiting officers to take 
them by force, and make them fight against the 
Yankees. 

4. Then did many Southern men flee from their 
homes, and live in caverns, and dens, and desert 
places of the earth; and not a few fled to Illinois, 
Indiana, and other places, where no rebel recruiting 
officer could come. 

5. In the midst of these troublesome times there 
dwelt :n "Dixie," in the province of Arkansas, a 



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certain man, whose name was Robert, surnamed 
Duvall. 

6. And he was a just man, for he feared God, and 
loved his wife, attended church, and paid the preacher. 

7. And Robert was in the prime of life, for he was 
not young nor was he old, and he was a strong man, 
and capable of performing much labor. 

8. And when the Rebellion broke out, Robert was 
a Union man, and voted against Secession. 

9. And it grieved him to think that the old flag, 
once so venerated and loved, — the flag which had ever 
commanded respect on every ocean and in every port, 
should be dishonored and made to trail in the dust. 

10. And he argued with his neighbors, saying, 
What good is there in Secession, and how shall we be 
profited thereby ? 

11. Has not our country prospered ever since the 
Revolutionary war? Have not our possessions ex- 
tended until we are a mighty nation, and feared by all 
men that dwell upon the face of the whole earth? 

12. Have we not great and growing cities, that are 
rich in silver and gold, and lambs' wool, and bears' 
oil, and purple, and fine linen ? 



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13. And are we not free, and vote for whom, we 
please, and no man has a right to say to any, do this 
or do that ? 

14. And do not Dur courts and our laws afford us 
ample protection ? 

15. Nay, ye cannot gainsay these things : then, why 
will ye lay aside this government for another ? Why 
will ye depart from the faith of your fathers? 

16. And his neighbors said unto him, hard of 
heart, and slow to believe ! Do ye not know that 
Abraham is elected President? 

17. And he answered and said, I know it. 

IS. Then they said unto him, Abraham is an aboli- 
tionist, and intends to set our negroes free, and he is 
opposed to all Southern measures; and we will not 
have him to rule over us ! 

19. And Robert said, Abraham cannot set the 
negroes free, nor can he oppress the South ; for, behold 
there is a majority against him in the great Sanhedrim, 
and he is sworn to support the Constitution, and to 
execute the laws of the land, and we need fear nothing 
he can do. 

20. Then were they angry with Rjbert, and said, 



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thou art no friend to the South, but thou art a traitor 
and shall not continue so to speak among us. 

21. Then was Eobert afraid, for well did he know 
that his neighbors did not fear God, and that they 
were possessed of the Devil. 

22. So Eobert communed with his wife, and she 
advised him to set his house in order, and flee to the 
North. 

23. And Eobert did all that he could to get ready, 
for he needed some script for his journey, and he must 
needs provide for his family ; 

24. And when he was almost ready to leave them, 
a recruiting officer, with a file of men, came by night, 
and surrounded his house, and broke open his doors, 
and seized him ; 

25. And they took him to a rebel camp, and gave 
him a gun, and treated him as a soldier. 

26. And it grieved Eobert sorely, and he deter- 
mined never to f ght against the Union. 

27. And his regiment marched to Tennessee, and 
they lay in camp at Columbus several months, and 
Eobert was with them. 

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army encamped on the great river named Mississippi, 
that regiment was in the battle, and Robert was in the 
thickest of the fight. 

29. But he fired not a gun against the Federals, 
although he was in much danger from their guns. 

30. And the Federals pressed sore against the 
Rebels, and they fled, and great confusion ensued ; 

31. And when they were greatly confused, Eobert 
threw himself in the way of the approaching legions, 
and allowed himself to be taken as a prisoner ; 

32. Then was he taken to Cairo, and subsequently, 
on taking the oath of allegiance, he was released. 

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CHAPTEE XLYI. 

DUVALL GOES TO DIXIE FOR HIS FAMILT. 

1. Now, when Eobert was free from the rebel army, 
and no longer a prisoner of war, he began to consider 
how he should get his family away from Dixit). 

2. And he devised many means, but nono of them, 
on due reflection, seemed feasible. 

3. For he feared both the Conscription and the 
violence of a lawless mob ; 

4. And he feared also, that his wife and babes 
would be left to starve. 

5. And seeing no way to reach his family, ho 
remained with Grant's army, but he was unhappy, 
because he mourned for his family lest he should see 
them no more. 

C. In the meanwhile, Memphis fell, and the Federal 
army restored the old flag to its wonted place in that 
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7. Now, was Robert much nearei his family, and 
began to devise means to go to them, and bring them 
away from Arkansas. 

8. For he was afraid to venture beyond the Federal 
lines, lest the iron grasp of Conscription should again 
lay hold upon him. 

9. And, behold, ne purchased a wig full of gray 
hairs, and a pair of false whiskers for an old man, and 
disguised himself as an old man, too old to be con- 
scripted : 

10. Then he set forth from Memphis, and traveled 
on foot through the Mississippi bottom, to Crawley's 
Bidge, and proceeded thence to White river. 

11. And those that saw him, said, This is an old 
man, and gray-headed, and they did not conscript 
him. 

12. And he traveled many days, and over many 
hills, and across many streams that flow from the 
-North, and swell the tide of the Arkansas, and he 

came to his house. 

13. Then did he learn that the rebels had taken his 
horses, and his oxen, an i all his valuables, and his 
family had procured br ;ad with much difficulty. 



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14. And he passed among his old neighbors as a 
very old man, and an uncle of his wife, from Tennessee, 
for, in his disguise, they did not know him. 

15. And they sold their beds, and chairs, and some 
of their clothing; and he purchased an old horse and 
a very little wagon, and the whole family set out to 
Memphis. 

16. And after many days of traveling, and much 
fatigue, and privations, they came to Memphis poor, 
but free from rebel oppression. 



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CHAPTEE XLYII. 

HON. A. H. STEPHENS. 

1. And it came to pass, after the South hs,d seceded, 
that many of her noble sons loved the Union still. 

2. Among these was Alexander, of the tribe of 
Georgia, who had been a member of the great Sanhe- 
drim at "Washington. 

3. He was a man small in stature, but his nature 
was noble, and he was valiant, and eloquent of speech. 

4. And he was a man of mighty influence. His 
fame had gone abroad into all the world, and all men 
delighted in his words, and believed him among the 
great men of the earth. 

5. And Alexander opposed Secession. He wrote 
against it in the papers, and he made eloquent speeches 
against it in the halls of Congress, and his logic was 
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6. But no eloquence could resist the overwhelming 
tide of Secession ; nor could any logic deter the infuri- 
ated leaders. 

7. Speech after speech fell from Alexander's elo- 
quent lips. He invoked the gods to save the country 
from disruption ! He conjured his countrymen by all 
the ties that bind man to man ! 

8. But all was in vain, for Secession was their Idol, 
and most devoutly did they worship at its shrine. 

9. And Georgia voted herself out of the Union, and 
bade defiance to Federal sway. 

10. Now, when Alexander saw that he had spoken 
in vain, and that his State had seceded, despite his 
efforts to the contrary, 

11. His soul was sore vexed, and he lifted up his 
voice and wept, and said, u O, my country, my 
country ! land of the Palmetto and the stately 
Magnolia ! " 

12. "Would that I had died for thee;" And ho 
refused to be comforted. 

13. And he said, "How can I leave thee, O my 
native land ! Can I live when I see thee humbled in 



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the dust, thy altars desecrated, and all thj glory- 
departed! 1 ' 

14. And he sat in sackcloth and ashes for the space 
of forty days. 

15. And all the world knew that Alexander, whose 
surname was Stephens, was a Union man, and hostile 
to Secession. 

16. But it came to pass, when Georgia had really 
seceded, and the "Stars and Bars " had superseded the 
"Stars and Stripes." 

17. That Alexander became less hostile to rebel 
rule, for he spake no more against it, but communed 
often with Jefferson and other leaders of the rebellion. 

18. And when the people saw that he had ceased to 
oppose disunion, they said one to another, "Let us deal 
kindly with Alexander, and, peradventure, he may 
become one of our leaders." 

19. And it came to pass, that the people voted, that 
Alexander should be a mighty chief among them, and 
sit on the right hand of King Jefferson, 

20. And thereupon he became a Secessionist, and 
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CHAPTEE XLVIII. 



BRIGADIER JEFF, 



1. And it came to pass in those days, when Clai- 
borne, whose surname is Jackson, was Tetrarch over all 
Missouri, which being interpreted was Governor 
thereof, 

2. That there was one "Jeff.," whose surname is 
Thompson, a man of repute among the Secessionists. 

3. Now, "Jeff." was a man exceeding tall in 
stature, but he was spare made, and exceeding slender. 

4. Before the war, he had been much in the regions 
about the "Lead Mines," and knew exactly the loca- 
tion of every grog-shop in all that land. 

5. Now "Jeff." was a "blackleg," which (being 
interpreted) means a gambler. 

6. And brandy and old Bourbon was sweeter to his 
taste than honey or the honey comb. 

7. And it came to pais, that when these were uot 



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at hand, " Jeff." scrupled not to imbibe large quantities 
of the vilest "tangle-foot." 

8. And "Jeff." was a rebel, and he was bravo, 
impulsive, and fond of adventure. 

9. Now, when the rebellion broke out, and Missouri 
was hesitating whether to secede or not, "Jeff." gathered 
a band of desperadoes around him, and they carried 
desolation through all those parts. 

10. And when Jefferson the Great, at Richmond, 
heard of these things, he sent unto him a commission 
as a Brigadier. 

11. Then did many rebels flock to the standard of 
Brigadier "Jeff.," and they carried on a regular war 
against all Union men in South-Eastern Missouri. 

12. And they performed many daring exploits in 
the regions round about New Madrid and Cape 
Giradeau. 

13. And when the people heard of these things, 
they praised "Jeff," saying one to another, behold he 
L* the "Marion" of this war. 

14. And "Jeff." often came down to Memphis, for 

as yet, that city had not fallen into the hands of the 

Federals. 
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15. And when lie was in the city, he always imbibed 
too freely, and was not unfrequently unable to navi- 
gate. 

16. .Now it came to pass, that when the Federals 
came to smite Memphis, "Jeff." was there. 

17. And when the battle waxed warm, he rode a 
spotted pony, and scampered around upon the Bluff, 
and disharged his pistol at the approaching fleet. 

18. And when they came near to the shore, it came 
to pass that "Jeff." wheeled to the "right about," and 
skedadd ed far away into the land of Dixie, and 
prepared to perform other deeds of noble daring. 



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CHAPTER XLIX. 

PEGGY AND LITTLE JIMMY; 

1. And it came to pass, when Tennessee had joined 
the Southern Confederacy, that her young men in 
thousands nocked to the rebel army. 

2. And Jefferson sent them Generals, and arms, and 
ammunition, and bade them God-speed. 

3. Now, there dwelt in a certain city, a man named 
James, but in the Anglo-Saxon, he was called Carson. 

4. And James was a cultivator of the soil, and con- 
tinually coaxed the earth to produce corn, flax, 
potatoes, cabbage, and other things of the like 
character. 

5. And James was an industrious man, for no one 
ever saw him lying at the door of a grog-shop, or 
lounging in a saloon j 

6. And he was an honest man, doing unto all men 
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7. And James read the newspapers, attended 
church, voted at elections, and served onjur.es. 

8. And everybody called him "honest, red-headed, 
good-natured Jimmy." 

9. And it came to pass, when Isham, whose surname 
is Harris, the Governor of Tennessee, had called for 
volunteers, 

10. And all James' neighbors were volunteering, 
that James also joined a company, and made ready to 
go to the wars. 

11. Now, James loved Peggy his wife, and little 
Jimmy, his son, and, when he thought of leaving them, 
his eyes grew red, and tears rolled down his cheeks. 

12. And it came to pass that the company was 
organized, and the regiment was formed, and the 
officers commissioned, and all were mustered into 
service. 

13. And the regiment was sent to Union City, a 
place of little repute, which standeth in West 
Tennessee, hard by the Obian country. 

14. And in process of time, the regiment was 
i emoved to Columbus, and was in the great battle of 
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15. And after many months, Columbus was evac- 
uated, and the rebel army fell back by degrees, to 
Corinth, in North Mississippi. 

16. And Braxton, whose surname is Bragg, was in 
command at Corinth, and all the men and Generals 
submitted to him. 

17. And while the army was at Corinth, behold 
there came a messenger to James, saying, "Arise, and 
get thee home, for Peggy and little Jimmy are both 
lying sick of a fever, and nigh unto death." 

18. And James arose and procured a furlough for 
ten days, and hastened home to see his wife and child. 

19. And it came to pass that little Jimmy died. 
His little eyes became dim, and their light went out 
forever. 

20. And they put linen white and clean upon the 
child, and laid him in a little coffin, and then it was 
placed in the cold and silent grave. 

21. Now, when James had seen his little boy die 
and go down to the tomb, he mourned for him and 
refused to be comforted. 

22. And Peggy was sick, and hei strength was 
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23. And James lifted up his voice and wept ; and 
one came unto him, and said, "Why weepest thou?" 

24. And James answered and said, "My soul is 
exceeding sorrowful; for my furlough expireth on the 
morrow, and Peggy will die, and I cannot remain with 
her to console her in her dying hour I" 

25. Then said his friends, " But you must not go 
away until Peggy dies, and sleeps in peace along with 
little Jimmy ; then mayst thou depart and be with the 
army." 

26. But James answered and said, " Men will call 
me a deserter, and Braxton will condemn me to 
death !" 

27. Then said his friends, "Are not the officers 
men ? Have they not souls that can feel sympathy for 
another's woes. Tell them of thy case, and they will 
not blame thee !" 

28. And James hearkened to his friends, and 
remained at the bedside of his dying wife. 

29. And Peggy died, and James laid her in the 
grave, close to their little Jimmy. 

30. And on the morrow he arose before day, and 



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hastened away to Corinth, having overstayed his 
furlough one day. 

31. And when he was come to the army, he was 
seized and put under guard, and accused of desertion. 

32. And a court-martial was called, and he was 
tried by them. 

33. And James told them of Peggy and of Jimmy, 
and how they died, and he had buried them. 

34. But they turned a deaf ear to all that he said, 
and condemned him to be shot for desertion. 

35. Then his friends comforted him, saying, 
"Braxton is not a dog, that he should approve this 
sentence ! Hath he not a wife and children ?" 

36. But behold ! Braxton did approve the sentence, 
and the hour of execution was drawing nigh. 

37. And in the night, when it was dark, and the 
guards slept, James arose, and laid aside the cords that 
bound him and fled ! 

38. And the guards awaked and fired their guns at 
him, and wounded him on the face. 

39. But James made his escape and fled from 
Corinth, and he came unto Pittsburg, upon the 
Tennessee river, and joined himself unto the Federals. 



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40. And Abraham sent him a captain's commission, 
and he remained with the Federal army, and fought 
against Braxton. 

41. And James is in the Federal army unto this 
day. 



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CHAPTEK L. 

CLINTON, WHOSE SURNAME WAS CHASE. 

1. Now when James, whose surname is Buchanan, 
was yet Chief Euler, and in the last year of his reign, 

2. It came to pass that there was a certain young 
man in the "Buckeye" State, whose name was Clinton, 
but his surname was Chase. 

3. And Clinton was a young man, and he was of an 
honorable family, handsome and comely to look upon. 

4. Moreover he was a good scholar, for he had 
studied many books in the "Wesleyan University, 
which standeth in a place called Delaware, in the 
province of Ohio. 

5. And Clinton had heard from the South, that 
teachers were highly honored, and that the Southern 

* people gave them much money. 

6. So Clinton arose and put on his sandals, and a 



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leathern girdle, and took his journey to the Southern 
country. 

7. A.nd when he had traveled many days, he came 
to a part of the country, known as Eudora, in the 
province of Arkansas. 

8. And Clinton taught the youth of Eudora, and 
caused them to increase in knowledge, until his fame 
went abroad into all the regions round about. 

9. And it came to pass that the people of Lake 
Village, which stand eth not a great way off from 
Eudora, heard of the fame of Clinton. 

10. Then said they one to another, "Let us send 
for Clinton, that he may come to our town, even unto 
Lake Tillage, and instruct our children, lest they 
live fools and die dunces." 

11. And they sent letters to Clinton, and invited 
him to come ; and they promised him a large sum of 
gold, if he would teach their children. 

12. And Clinton arose and went to Lake Tillage. 
And the people made him a good school, and he lived 
with them, and taught their children. 

13. And the children loved Clinton, for he was kind 



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unto theni, and dealt with them as though he was an 
elder brother. 

14. And the parents loved him, because he was 
faithful to teach their children, and fully earned all 
tne gold they gave him. 

15. And the young maidens loved Clinton, because 
he was young and handsome, and had an intellectual 
face and bright, black eyes, and each one hoped that 
she might stir up the tender passion in his bosom. 

16. And the preachers loved Clinton, because he 
was moral, and attended church, and listened to them 
with much attention and respect. 

17. And Clinton lived at Lake Tillage, until the 
war cry arose, and swept over the land of the South. 

18. And when Abraham had been chosen Chief 
Euler, and South Carolina had seceded, 

19. Arkansas also, seceded, and the people were 
wroth with Abraham, and began to make war against 
him and the North. 

20. Eut Clinton still taught the youth of Lake 
Village, and they did mightily increase in knowledge. 

21. But when the young men of Lake Tillage were 



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preparing to go forth to battle, they asked him to go 
with them, but he said nay. 

22. But the time was at hand when brother should 
go forth against brother, and son against father, and 
father against son, and the spirits of men waxed warm. 



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CHAPTEE LI. 



LAKE PROVIDENCE, 



1 ISTow Clinton's soul clove to the Union, but ho 
abhored the sound of disunion. 

2. Moreover he loved his school, and did not wish 
to leave it. 

3. And he said nought to give offence to any man, 
for he knew that the people would not suffer a lover 
of the Union to abide with them. 

4. Now it came to pass, that when the people heard 
of the great battle of Manassas, they rejoiced exceed- 
ingly, because the Confederates had prevailed against 
the Yankees. 

5. Then the people told Clinton, that the war 
would soon end — that Washington would fall before 
Peter, whose surname is Beauregard, and that many 
of the Free States would come over to the South. 

6. And it came to pass, that many who had been 



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Union men, now hated the Union and loved King 
Jefferson, and went forth with him to battle. 
- 7. But it soon came to pass that the Federals 
pressed the Kebels sore ; Bowling Green, a walled city, 
Forts Henry and Donelson, mighty fortresses, and 
Nashville, also a walled city, fell, and the rebel army 
went back in haste to the provinces of Alabama and 
Mississippi. 

8. Then did Jefferson send out a proclamation into 
all the South, commanding the Governors of the States 
to enrol and send forth a vast army. 

9. And it came to pass, that the Federals smote 
Columbus, and overcame it, and New Madrid and 
Island No. 10. 

10. Then went there a mighty rumor through all 
the land, that the Yankees were coming to Memphis, 
and great fear fell upon the people. 

11. And the people of Arkansas, were sore vexed, 
and they said one to another, " Let others do as they 
may, but as for us, we will die rather than have the 
Yankees rule over us." 

12. Then did Jefferson send forth a commandment. 



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for all that loved the South to gird on their sword and 
prepare to smite the Yankees. 

13. And Clinton was afraid to abide longer in Lake 
Tillage, lest he should be forced to fight for King Jeff. 

14. So he departed from that country, and went 
into Lake Providence, in the province of Louisiana. 

15. And when he was come to Lake Providence, he 
showed letters that the people of Lake Village had 
given him ; 

16. And the letters spake well of him and said, that 
he was an excellent teacher of youth, and a good 
citizen. 

17. And when the people read the letters and saw 
that he had a goodly face, they said "he is a good 
man and true, and they took him to their houses and 
put meat before him ; 

18. And they gave him water to wash his feet, and 
some parched corn, and bade him welcome to their 
town. 

19. And they made up a school for him, and he 
taught their children, and mingled not in public affairs. 

20. But soon the people of Lake 1 Providence also 
began to make ready to go forth against the Yankees. 



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21. And they besought Clinton to join himself unto 
them, and to go forth with them to battle. 

22. But Clinton said, "Nay; I pray thee have me 
excused," and this vexed the people, and they uttered 
threats against him. 

23. And when they were ready to go forth, they 
went up the mighty river to Memphis, and thence to 
Corinth. 



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CHAPTEE LII. 

STARTLING INTELLIGENCE. 

1. Now this company had not been many days at 
Corinth, when word came to Lake Providence, 

2. Behold Beauregard hath evacuated Corinth, and 
gone further toward the South. 

3. Then were the people sore distressed ; for, they 
said, "these Yankee invaders are taking from us all 
our country." 

4. But the papers said that Beauregard was a great 
General, and acted with great wisdom in retreating 
with his hosts. 

5. Notwithstanding, the people did not believe it, 
and feared that the Southern Confederacy would soon 
be no more. 

6. About this time a messenger came down the 

river, and said that Port Pillow must surely fall j 
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7. Because a mighty army had surrounded it, and 
a fleet of mighty ships with iron armor were on the 
river, and were even then pouring upon the rebel fort, 
a storm of cannon balls and bombshells ; 

8. Then the people laid aside their work, and 
thought of nothing else, but of Fort Pillow and the 
the approach of the dreaded foe. 

9. And for the space of seven days, there was no 
news from that direction, for few boats were now 
running on the great river. 

10. And the people greatly wondered what had 
become of the gunboats, for more than two score of 
them had gone up the river 

11. And one answered and said " Never mind our 
gunboats, — they will take care of themselves, and of 
Memphis, too!" 

12. Now it came to pass, on a certain day about 
this time, at the third hour of the evening, of the self- 
same day, 

13. That a smoke was descried in the distance, up 
the river, and soon the chimneys of two steamers were 
discern able ; 

14. Then did the population, men, women, children 



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and negroes, assemble at the wharf-boat impatient to 
hear the news. 

15. And when the boats drew near, by the aid of 
the telescope, their names were read, and they were 
found to be the transport Paul Jones and the gunboat 
Earl Van Born ! 

16. And they were making great haste. 

17. And a certain planter lifted up his voice and 
said, What aileth the Van Bom ? 

18. For her sides are pierced in many places, and 
her ensign is hanging in shreds, and her wheel-house 
is bored through and through ! 

19. And the multitude cried out, " What's the 
news?" 

20. And the captain of the Paul Jones, lift up his 
voice, and said, "Memphis is fallen — is fallen ! The 
Bluff City is this day, in the hands of the blue coats!" 

21. Then did the people curse and swear, and ceased 
not day and night to damn the Abolitionists, and Abe 
Lincoln, and all that dwell beyond the line, surnamed 
Mason and Dixon's. 

22. And they mourned for Memphis, and said, 



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"Alas ! that great city! that mighty city! that city of 
cotton and molasses." 

23. And they smote upon their breasts and refused 
to be comforted. 

24. And the people asked many questions of the 
men on the gunboats, and the men said, 

25. "All our gunboats are lost, but the Van Born 
and we alone are left to tell thee." 

26. Moreover, they said that the Federal gunboats 
had chased them, and were even then not far behind ! 

27. So saying, the Van Dorn departed in haste for 
the sluggish waters of the Yazoo. 



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CHAPTEK LIII. 

SENSATION. 

1. Now it came to pass when the boats were out of 
sight, that a prominent Secesh planter stood upon a 
hogshead of molasses, and cried out, 

2. "Men and brethren, what shall we do?" 

3. And when the people saw that he spake in real 
Secesh style, they gave him the greater heed. 

4. And he said, The Southern Confederacy is a 
" goner," and no mistake ; 

5. For now these blue coats have taken Memphis, 
and their guuboats are on this river, and some of them 
will be here before the setting of the sun. 

6. And they will batter down our town, and burn 
our houses, confiscate our negroes, and carry away all 
our goods ! 

7. And great fear fell upon all present, and they 



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ran to their houses, and fell to work, packing up their 
goods, and money, and silver plate. 

8. And many of them fled into the country. 

9. But behold the sun went down and rose again 
many times, and the gunboats came not ; 

10. And the people said, peradventure, they will 
not come at all; but as they began thus to speak, 
behold they were even then in sight. 

11. And they came along down the river, and did 
not so much as whistle a salute to the little town, 
where Clinton lived 

12. And behold they were going to Yicksburg, a 
rumor had gone forth that the rebels had built great 
walls about that city, and were determined to defend 
it to the last. 

13. And when the Federal gunboats came near to 
the city, they threw great shells at it ; but the rebels 
were too many in number for the Federal force ; 

14. So the gunboats returned, and left Yicksburg, 
and the people rejoiced, saying, " Yicksburg cannot be 
taken !" 



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CHAPTEE LIY. 

THE ESCAPE. 

1 . Now it came to pass that Clinton greatly desired 
to depart from the Southern country and go again to 
live among his own kin, even the dwellers of the 
North. 

2. But King Jefferson had many spies in that 
region called Vigilance Committees, and it became 
necessary for Clinton to keep a watch over his mouth 
and a guard upon his tongue. 

3. He determined, that if he must fight, he would 
fight for, but not against the Union. 

4. And as there could be no more schools in that 
region, Clinton was lonely and sad, and sighed to 
escape from the tyranny to which he was subjected. 

5. And when the gunboats passed by, he stood upon 
the shore and made signals for them to stop, but not 
knowing him or his designs, they would not. stop. 



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6. And he sought to obtain a small ship commonly 
called a skiff, and to make his escape to Memphis, so 
that he might come within the Federal lines. 

7. But the skiffs were all taken away or destroyed, 
and he could not effect his purpose. 

8. And it came to pass that, while he was yet teach- 
ing the youth of Lake Providence, a recruiting officer 
came along, and conscripted Clinton; 

9. But Jefferson had commanded that any teacher, 
who had a score of scholars or more, should not be 
required to go forth to battle contrary to his will. 

10. And Clinton was released from conscription, 
because he had more than a score of scholars. 

11. And one came privately unto him, and said, 
" O Clinton, make haste and get thee away from Lake 
Providence ! 

12. " For thou art a Northern man, and as thou 
hast not gone into the army, the people suspect that 
thou art a Union man; 

13. "And thou art no longer safe in ' these diggings!' 
Therefore, I beseech thee, arise and flee." 

14. Then was Clinton greatly afraid, lest the Secesh 



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should press hirn into the army, or cast him into 
prison to die of neglect. 

15. And now when Clinton no longer taught the 
youth, behold he was conscripted again; 

16. And seeing that he could no more plead 
exemption, he resolved to make his escape to the 
Federal lines. 

17. And Clinton arose and left Lake Providence, 
and went into a desert place, hard by the brink of the 
great river, that he might get upon a Federal ship, if 
any, should pass that way. 

18. But the eyes of the spies were upon him, and 
he could not make his escape. 

19. And Clinton fled to the woods, because the time 
was close at hand, when he must go to the rebel army; 

20. And he stood upon the river, and called to all 
the Federal boats he saw passing, and made siffns for 
them to stop, but they would not. 

21. And he was three days and nights among 
wolves, and panthers, and other wild beasts, for he 
feared the rabid Secesh more than they 

22. And Clinton's heart sank within h m, when he 



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saw that the boats would not heed his signals, and 
that in a few days he must be in the rebel army. 

23. Then he arose and returned to Lake Provi- 
dence, and behold there were many Eebel soldiers 
there. 

24. Now, it was told to Clinton, "behold a certain 
man is here, who is going to Yicksburg in a buggy." 

25. And Clinton approached the man, and said, 
"May I go with thee to Yicksburg?" 

26. And fearing to journey alone, the man was 
glad to have Clinton to go with him. 

27. And Clinton went with him in his huggy, and 
the guards let them pass ; 

28. And Clinton left all his goods at Lake Provi- 
dence, and went to Yicksburg, and when they arrived 
near the city, 

29. He turned aside to the Federal fleet, that was 
exchanging prisoners, and the man rode in the buggy 
to Yicksburg. 

30. And Clinton made his escape, and lives at the 
North to this day. 



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CHAPTEE LY, 



SOUTHERN DIVINES. 



1. And it came to pass in those days of Secession 
and civil discord, that few persons in all the South, 
failed to mingle in the noisy strife. 

2. Judges, who sat upon the bench, and in whose 
hands property, reputation, and even life itself, were 
often placed, became noisy politicians, and urged the 
people to destroy the government whose Constitution 
they had sworn to support. 

3. And reverened divines, whose mission was one 
of peace, and whose treasure ought to have been laid 
up in heaven, laid aside their holy calling. 

4. And, instead of pointing penitents to a throne 
of Divine Grace, they preached Secession, and urged 
men to quit not their sins, but the Union. 

5. They ceased to preach Christ and Him crucified, 
and failed not to preach Secession, Jeff. Davis, and the 
South. 



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6. And not a few of these sons of Levi were so 
much incensed against Abraham and the Abolitionists 
of the North, that they laid aside their sacred calling. 

7. And they came down from their pulpits, shut up 
their churches, abandoned their spiritual flocks, 
gathered up their guns, and marched away to fight for 
Secession and the South. 

8. And some of them became captains, and some 
majors, and some colonels, and one of them, who in 
times of peace was a Bishop, became a Major-General 
in the rebel army. 

9. Then did the cause of Zion languish, iniquity in 
high places abounded, and the love of many waxed 
cold. 

10. And hundreds of churches remained closed ; 
the voice of devotion arose not from their altars, and 
the owls sat on their eaves, and hooted up to the rising 
moon. 

11. Preachers left their circuits, and learned the 
use of carnal weapons, and often engaged in mortal 
strife. 

12. And it came to pass that those who remained 
at home and continued to preach to their people, 



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observed all the fasts and thanksgiving day3 appointed 
by Jeff. Davis. 

13. Now, when the Federals took Nashville, and 
New Orleans, and Memphis, the preachers who wero 
in these cities, were fearful to pray for the Southern 
Confederacy. 

14. But they would not pray for " Uncle Abraham," 
or the Government of the United States. 

15. And when the President proclaimed a day of 
Thanksgiving, and all the friends of the Union came 
together to praise the Lord for success in battle, these 
Southern divines came not. 

16. And although Holy Writ commands to pray for 
"Kings, and all that are in authority," and even for 
our enemies," still, no Southern minister lifted up his 
voice in prayer for any one in authority in the North. 

17. Nor would they have anything to do with 
Federal chaplains, even of the same order, nor regard 
them as members of the Christian Church. 

18. And a spirit of bitterness sprang up between 
them, and between churches of the same faith and 
they spake evil one of another, and sinned before the 
Lord. 



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19. Oli! that men would cease tc practice the rude 
arts of war ! and learn to live in peace ! 

20. Then would the earth blossom as the rose, and 
the solitary places would be made glad. 



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CHAPTEE LVI. 

LEE MARCHES INTO MARYLAND. 

1. Now George was commanded by Abraham to 
take charge of the armies encamped round about 
Washington, and to defend that city. 

2. And General Pope tarried in the land of Vir- 
ginia. 

3. Now the chiefs of the army of Dixie were wily 
and full of cunning, and it came to pass that they 
brought thirty legions secretly between the hosts of 
the North and the Capital City. 

4. Now when this was known, Pope called unto his 
chief captains, 

5. Unto McDowell, and Sigel, and Kearney, and 
Peno, and Hooker, and Porter, 

6. And commanded that they should go forth with 
many legions and overtake squadrons of the Eebels, 
and put them to the sword and scatter them. 



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7. Now the armies met even on the same field on 
which the battle of Bull Bun had happened. 

8. And terrible was the noise of the conflict, and 
great was the carnage, and many gave up the ghost in 
the midst of the battle. 

9. And the hosts of the Eebels prevailed mightily 
even so that the armies of Freedom fled and came over 
the river Potomac. 

10. Now it came to pass not long after this thing, 
that the armies of the Eebels crossed over the river 
also, saying, surely will we go up against the cities of 
the Yankees, 

11. Even against Harrisburg, and against Phila- 
delphia, and against Washington, which is the strong- 
hold of Lincoln. 

12. And we will lay waste the lands of the tribes 
of the Yankees, and burn their houses with fire, and 
carry away their young men captive. 

13. And we will seize upon Horace and "Wendell 
the Abolitionist, and upon Henry Ward, and upon all 
those who have spoken hardly of us. 

14. And all these will we hang to a tree even as 



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Hainan was hanged, but Abraham will we hang to 
many trees 

15. Now went forth George from before the fortress 
of the Capitol, and led with him a great multitude of 
soldiers. 

16. And with him went Hooker and Eurnside, and 
many valiant captains for officers and leaders of 
legions. 

17. And George set the battle in array against the 
proud foes of the nation, and came upon them like a 
great whirlwind. 

18. And drove them before him with might and 
with power, and put them to the sword and smote 
them sore. 

19. And thrashed them soundly, and beat them 
and licked them and made them skedaddle. 

20. In two great contests did he flog them soundly, 
even in the battle of South Mountain and the fight of 
Antietam. 

21. So they departed away out of the country and 
came unto the land of their fathers, and they spoiled 
not the land of the Yankees, 



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22. Nor seized upon Abraham nor upon Horace or 
Wendell. 

23. After these things, Abraham visited the army, 
and reviewed it, and spake comforting words unto the 
people. 

24. Nevertheless Abraham was grieved because 
George had not taken the Eebels captive, and pre- 
vented them from escaping out of our borders. 

25. And Abraham was sore troubled because the 
wars were not ended, and he devised many ways by 
which he might hasten the day of peace, and bring 
joy to the people, 

26. And pondered much on the sayings of Horace 
which had been written in a letter. 

27. For Horace wrote unto Abraham, saying, of a 
truth thou wilt not prevail against the South until 
thou abolishest slavery, 

28. For the Lord of Hosts will not help thee if 
thou helpest not his people who are in bondage, cvon 
his children the Ethiopians who are boimd. 



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CHAPTEE LYII. 
Abraham's warning. 

1. Now when Abraham had thought of all that 
Horace had written and counselled with himself, he 
called William, his chief counseller, and said unto 
him, 

2. Is not Horace right in this thing ? and are not 
the Ethiopians a great help unto Jefferson and a great 
harm unto us. 

3. Are they not hewers of wood and drawers of 
water for him, and doth he not employ them to build 
his walls and dig his trenches, and to till his fields and 
to tend his flocks ? 

4. Verily, William, I will not that this be so, but 
as my soul liveth, I will deliver this people from 
bondage, and hire them with money that they come 
up and help us. 

5. And the thing pleased William, and he told it 



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unto Salmon and unto many of the High Priests of 
the Sanhedrim, and they were glad. 

6. So Abraham wrote a Proclamation, and caused 
the Great Seal of the Union to be set thereunto. 

7. And Abraham's Proclamation was to the Eulers 
of the land of Dixie, and to all the slave-holders 
thereof. 

8. And in the Proclamation it was written, " that 
on the first day of the first month of the year eighteen 
hundred and sixty and three, all persons held in 
bondage in any State or part of a State, 

9. "The people whereof should be in rebellion 
against the United States should be thenceforward 
and forever free. 

10. Now Abraham's Proclamation went forth 
through the length and breadth of the land. 

11. And many were glad and rejoiced greatly, but 
some murmured, saying, Abraham hath no right to do 
this thing. 

12. Others wondered, saying, how can this thing 
come to pass, and how shall the Ethiopians be free? 
Is Abraham a god that his word breaketh the bonds 
of the slave ? 



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13. Others said, let be, we shall see how this thing 
will end ; verily Abraham hath sense and knoweth 
his own way. 

14. Now many of the captains and leaders of the 
armies resigned their offices, and would not serve in 
the wars after Abraham had done this thing. 

15. And the chroniclers of the South wrote hard 
things of Abraham, calling him fiend, for they said he 
inciteth the servant to rise in rebellion against his 
master. 

16. Nevertheless Abraham putteth his hands in 
his pockets, and walketh up and down and whistleth, 
for he knew his own way, and fc (lowed it. 



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CHAPTEE LYIII. 



BATTLE AT CORINTH. 



1. Now about the beginning of the tenth month, 
while the army of Ulysses was encamped round about 
Coriuth, came eight and thirty thousand Eebels 
against them. 

2. And the Eebels were led by many mighty cap- 
tains of the South, even by Yan Dora and Price and 
Lovell and Yillepigue and Eust. 

3. Then Ulysses spake unto a mighty chief called 
Eosecrans, and commanded that he should lead forth 
his men and set the battle in array against the Eebels. 

4. And Eosecrans went forth and took with him 
four divisions. 

5. The* division of Hamilton, and the division of 
McKean and the division of Davies and the division 
of Stanley. 

6. Now the forces of Eosecrans joined battle with 
the Eebels, and there was great slaughter. 



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7. And the Rebels fled, leaving their dead and 
their wounded, and their banners and three great 
guns and three thousand stand of arms. 

8. And the number of Rebels that were slain was 
one thousand and four hundred and twenty and three. 

9. And the number of Rebel prisoners taken was 
two thousand, two hundred and three score and five. 

10. But the number of Federals that were slain 
was but three hundred, and of Federal prisoners there 
were but two hundred taken. 



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CHAPTEE LIX. 

PERRYVILLE. 

1. Now it came to pass that Bra^g, who was a 
mighty chief among the Rebels, came into the land of 
Kentucky, even nigh unto the city of Louisville, which 
is upon the river Ohio. 

2. And the peoj)le of Louisville were full of fear, 
and cried out for help, saying, wherefore hath not 
Buell protected us. 

3. Now Buell was a chief in the army of Abraham, 
and commanded one hundred thousand souls. 

4. Therefore a cry went up from the city, that he 
should save the place from desolation, and from the 
sword of the Bebel. 

5. But Buell and Bragg were brethren and would 
not willingly join their armies in battle. 

6. And furthermore many said, surely Buell loveth 
the land of Dixie and the people thereof, and there- 
fore will he not go against this host. 



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7. Nevertheless, Buell went against the Eebels, for 
he said, if I do not this thing, even my own soldiers 
will hate me, and peradventure Abraham also will 
deal hardly with me. 

8. So on the tenth month, about the eighth day, 
Buell came upon the hosts of the Eebels, and joined 
battle with them. 

9. And it was about the tenth hour when the battle 
began, and it continued until the evening. 

10. But when darkness fell upon the armies, be- 
hold the Eebels fled into the land of Tennessee. 

11. Then Buell gathered together his army and 
followed the troops of Bragg afar off, for he took no 
pleasure in fighting his brother. 

12. Now the name of the battle that was fought 
by the hosts of Bragg and the hosts of Buell, was the 
battle of Perryville. 

13. After these things, Abraham commanded that 
Buell should no longer be a leader in the armies of the 
nation, but he made Eosecrans to be commander in 
his place. 

14. For Eosecrans was valiant, and of great wis- 
dom, and much loved in the land. 

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15. And he had won great fame, because he hat 
overcome the Eebels in the land of Mississippi, even 
at the battle of Corinth. 

16. Now the people were glad when they knew 
that Eosecrans was made commander in the place 
ofBuell. 



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CHAPTEK LX. 

CANE HILL AND PRAIRIE GROVE. 

1. It came to pass in the twelfth month, and on 
the twentieth day that a great battle was fought in 
the land of Arkansas. 

2. For in those days there was no peace to him that 
went out, nor to him that came in, but vexations, and 
wars were upon the inhabitants of all the countries. 

3. Words came unto James, whose surname is 
Blunt, warning him that Marmaduke, with many 
Eebels, would fall upon the armies of the North and 
slay them. 

4. But behold James was wary and valiant, and he 
fell upon Marmaduke and upon those that were with 
him, and put them to flight and killed many. 

5. And the place on which they fought is called 
Cane Hill unto this day. 

6. Afterwards came a great multitude of Rebels to 



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take vengeance upon James and upon his soldiers, 
because they had overcome Mai maduke. 

7. And the great multitude was led by one whoso 
name is called Hindman, who was a famous captain 
in the South. 

8. But James sought aid of a brave chief, even of 
J. ¥., whose surname is Herron, who aforetime had 
fought valiantly. 

9. And Heron joined his army unto the army of 
James, and they set the battle in array against the 
armies of the tribes of Dixie. 

10. And fell upon them and smote them sorely, and 
put them to flight after a mighty conflict. 



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CHAPTER LXI. 

BOMBARDMENT OP FREDERICKSBURG. 

1. Now Abraham counselled with himself as to 
George, who is called Little Mac, who had long ruled 
over the army of the Potomac. 

2. And Abraham saith, lo, this many months hath 
my servant George ruled the army of the Potomac, 
and hath not prevailed over the enemies of the people, 

3. Therefore will I remove him out of his place, 
and Burnside shall rule in his stead. 

4. Now all this was done even as the heart of 
Abraham desired, and Burnside became ruler in the 
stead of George. 

5. Furthermore, Burnside re-organized the army, 
and established many new rules therein, and put all 
things in readiness that he might go against the 
enemy. 

6. And Abraham commanded that the soldiers 
should observe and keep the Sabbath day, for Abra- 



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ham was a holy man, and desired the Scriptures to be 
fulfilled. 

7. After all things were in readiness, Burnside led 
forth his hosts unto the banks of the river Rappahan- 
nock, which floweth nigh unto the city of Fredericks- 
burg. 

8. And he caused two bridges to be made over the 
river and crossed over, both he and those that were 
with him, and he set the battle in array against the 
city. 

9. For the Eebels had gathered themselves together 
at Fredericksburg, and built walls about them, and 
had digged trenches that the Federals might not pass 
over. 

10. But Burnside had mighty engines of war, even 
great guns of iron and of brass, 

11. Which sent forth balls of iron, and shell, and 
destructive missiles to spoil the works of the Rebels. 

12. And the battle was furious, and many were 
killed on both sides, and many were sore wounded, 
and some fled, but Burnside could not destroy the city 
nor cause the Rebels to fly. 

13. So after three days had passed, and the even- 






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ing of the fourteenth of the twelfth month had come, 
the army of the Potomac withdrew, and crossed again 
over the river Eappahannock, and returned even by 
the way they had come. 

14. Now when Abraham heard how valiantly the 
soldiers had fought, and how they had obeyed their 
Chief in all things, he wrote a letter unto the soldiers, 

15. Thanking them for their great labor, and 
mourning with them in their failure, and saying many 
words of encouragement. 

16. But the people murmured because Burnside 
had not put every soul of the Eebels to the edge of 
the sword. 



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CHAPTEE LXII. 
Sherman's attack on vicksburg. 

1. After these things, "William, whose surname is 
Sherman, went forth against Vicksburg, 

2. With one hundred transports on which were 

troops, and arms, and horses and munitions of war. 
a 

3. Now this mighty fleet went out from Memphis, 

with music and rejoicing, with the beating of drums 
and the streaming of banners. 

4. And sailed down the Father of Waters, even the 
river Mississippi, unto the river Yazoo which floweth 
through the land of Mississippi, and near unto Yicks- 
burg. 

5. And on a certain day they landed and went up 
against the Rebels, who were encamped about the city. 

6. But behold when a week had well nigh passed, 
and they had not been able to reach the city, because 
of its strong defences and because of the valor of its 
defenders. 



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7. "William called together his followers, and com- 
manded that they should enter into the boats and 
dep u*t from the valley of the Yazoo. 

8. So they entered into the boats as William had 
commanded, and withdrew themselves from attacking 
the Rebels. 

9. And newspaper reporters derided William in 
their letters, saying, behold he hath attempted much 
and accomplished nothing. 

10. Yerily, hath this expedition proven a fizzle, and 
the transports of William have basely skedaddled. 

11. Now the news correspondents were wise men 
and prophets, and spake many things for the edifica- 
tion of all men. 

12. Howbeit many of them wrote much of them- 
selves and magnified their own names exceedingly, so 
that the heaven of heavens could not contain them. 

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CHAPTER LXIII, 



STONE RIVER. 



1. Now great was the rejoicing of the people when 
Hosecrans went out against the bands of the Eebels in 
the land of Tennessee. 

2. For his heart fainted not, neither did he fear 
when he came nigh unto the battle, nor did he tremble 
in the presence of his enemies. 

3. But he was gallant and brave, and led his 
armies forth to the battle with shouts and with glad- 



4. Seven days was heard the clangor of battle on 
the Stone Eiver, round about the town of Murfreesboro. 

5. And the arms of the Union triumphed gloriously, 
for the Lord of Hosts was with them, and His glory 
perched upon their banners, 



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6. And the minions of Davis were dismayed, and 
fled from the swords of the loyal, for brave were the 
captains that led forth the hosts of the Union. 
! 7. And great was the skill and the valor of Bosey 
and strong were the arms of the soldiers. 

8. And they smote the Kebels with the edge of the 
sword, and took many captive. 

9. Howbeit many were slain of the tribes of the 
North -"West, and the voice of lamentation was heard 
for the brave who had fallen. 

10. " How are the mighty fallen in the midst of 
the battle. How are the mighty fallen, and the wea- 
pons of war perished." 

11. "Woe, woe unto the land of slavery, even unto 
the land of Traitors, because of the mourning that 
falleth upon the people. 

12. "Woe, woe unto those who have drawn the 
sword against the bosom of Freedom, for the dLy of 
their destruction cometh. 

13. For the wrath of the Lord is kindled against 
them, and in His fierce anger they shall be con- 
consumed. 



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14. Famine and pestilence shall compass their 
cities, and the hind of violence shall crush their 
strong places. 



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CHAPTER LXIY. 



PARSON BROWNLOW. 



1. Now it has been written in these " Chronicles," 
that Southern preachers went after Secession, and no 
longer loved the Government of their fathers. 

2. But there was one who would not have Jeff. 
Davis to rule over him, and his name was William and 
his surname was Brownlow. 

3. Now, William was a mighty man in word and in 
deed — he had flocks, and herds, and cattle and man- 
servants and maid-servants ; and, moreover, he was 
editor of a newspaper called the "Knoxville Whig." 

4. And William was a prophet among the Meth- 
odists, and he prophecied in the regions of the 
Holstein, and French Broad, and other parts of the 
province of East Tennessee. 

5. And when Tennessee seceded, William lifted up 



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his voice against the measure, and would no"i acknow- 
ledge the South as a rightful power. 

6. Then were the people vexed with "William, and 
they sent men to reason with him, to convince him, and 
to bring him over to Southern loyalty. 

7. But William was angry, and would not hear 
them, but remained firm for the Union. 

8. And he published many things in his paper 
against Jefferson and other leaders of the Eebellion ; 
for William was brave, and feared not what man could 
do unto him. 

9. And it came to pass when Jefferson heard of the 
sayings and doings of William, his wrath was kindled 
against him ; 

10. And he commanded the soldiers to take him 
and to cast him into prison, and he was put into the 
Knoxville jail. 

11. And they fed William on bread and water, and 
threatened to pat him to death, but William feared 
them not. 

12. And they spoiled his house, ard carried away 
his goods, and confiscated his lands. 



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13. But William was a man of mighty influence in 
the South ; for many thousands knew him ; 

14. And they heard him prophecy, and he had 
nursed their children, and had slept on their beds, and 
oroken bread at their tables : 

15. And they had sung songs together at the same 
camp-meetings, and smoked from the same cob-pipes j 
and the souls of many clave unto William. 

16. Now Jefferson feared that if he put William to 
death, the people would revolt, and cry out against 
him. 

17. Therefore he commanded that William should 
be taken from jail in Knoxville, and conveyed North- 
ward, even into the dominions of Abraham. 

18. Then the soldiers took William from Knoxville, 
and they led him to Nashville, and he entered the 
Federal lines. 

19. And the Federals heard that he was coming, 
and they went forth to meet him ; and they put him 
in a chariot, and brought him into the city. 

20. And they gave him some water to wash his 
feet, and they anointed Lis head with oil, and put 
meat before him, and a flagon of wine! 



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21. And when William saw these things, he bowed 
himself to the earth, and worshipped, saying, 

22. Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who 
did raise up Washington and sustain him in the midst 
of the Kevolutionary war; 

23. And who did permit our fathers to build up 
this glorious Union, and make it the wonder of all 
nations ! 

24. And Thou, O Lord, hast preserved me amid 
many dangers, and led me from the hands of the 
rebels. 

25. Preserve, O Lord, the Union ; let not the vile 
rebels prevail against it; but keep it to the end of all 
time, as an asylum for the oppressed of all nations ! 

26. But curse Thou, Jeff. Davis, Bill Yancey, Kirby 
Smith, and every rebel, and hasten thou to break the 
back -bone o* the Eebi llion ! Amen ! 



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CHAPTER LXY. 

PARSON BROWLOW. — (CONTINUED.) 

1 . And when William had made an end of worship* 
ping, he raised himself up, and sat at the table and 
did eat. 

2. And after many days, William got upon a steam- 
boat, and descended the Cumberland river, and went 
to Cincinnati. 

3. Now Cincinnati is a mighty city, and it is called 
the "Queen City," for it hath a mighty trade in pork, 
hogs' lard, sausages, and spiced pigs' feet. 

4. And when the people of Cincinnati heard of 
William's approach, they rejoiced greatly ; 

5. And they slew an ox, and seven turkeys, and a 
ewe-lamb, 

6. And they made a great feast and bade William 
welcome ! 



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7. And many thousands came to see "William, and 
they brought gifts of silver and gold, and wine, and 
lambs' wool, and fine linen ! 

8. And William stood up before them and made a 
great oration. 

9. And William told them how he loved the Union 
and opposed Secession, — and how he had suffered for 
opinion's sake, and why he was now come unto them. 

10. And he spake for the space of one hour, and 
the Buckeyes hearkened to him, and treasured up all 
his sayings in their hearts ! 

11. And when he had made an end of speaking, 
they smote upon the palms of their hands, and jobbed 
with the end of their canes, and stamped with the heels 
of their boots ; 

12. And for the space of one hour and three quar- 
ters, they ceased not to cry out, "great have been the 
persecutions of William !" 

13. And "William abode with them many days. 

14. Now, the land of the Hoosiers lieth to the West 
of that city, and it hath a great city named Indian- 
apolis. 

15. And "Wi liam arose and went unto Indianapolis, 



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and the people flocked to hear him, for they had heard 
of his fame. 

16. And he made a speech nnto them, and they 
were greatly amused. 

17. And William went to many other cities, and 
made orations, and ate dinners, and drank toasts, and 
offered up prayers. 

18. And William's fame went into all the land. 

19. And William wrote a book, and published it, 
and there were many pictures in it, and divers things 
to interest the people. 

20. And William still loved the Union, and he sent 
to Knoxville, and brought away his wife and little 
ones. 

21. And they crossed the river safe into Kentucky, 
and made thei; home in Covington, where they live 
unto this day 



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CHAPTER LXYI. 

THE OLD MILLER IN NASHVILLE. 

1. Now in these days it came to pass, that John, 
whose surname is Morgan, with about twelve hundred 
men, was in the province of Middle Tennessee. 

2. And they burnt bridges, stopped trains, stole 
horses, robbed houses, and the hearts of the people 
sank within them. 

3. And they were in many skirmishes in regions 
about Lebanon and Murfreesboro. 

4. And they took many Federal prisoners, and sent 
them to Richmond to see what Jefferson would do with 
them. 

5. And John was the most cunning of all men, 
insomuch that no man upon the face of the earth was, 
like unto him. 

6. When he saw that Nashville was full of Federals, 



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and that there were pickets on all sides, he laid aside 
his regimentals and his sword ; 

7. And he attired himself in the coarse garb of a 
miller, with a patched coat, and a slouched hat, and 
unsightly brogans ; 

8. And he drove a wagon with six oxen into the 
city, and the wagon was loaded with meal, and hens' 
eggs, and fresh butter. 

9. And he passed the pickets ; for they did not 
know that the miller was John Morgan, the rebel. 

10. And he went into the city, and visited the 
market, and all the places of the city, and sold produce 
to all that would buy. 

11. And John saw how many armed men was 
guarding the city, and how their fortifications were 
built. 

12. Moreover, he sat at the table with the officers, 
and ate fried eggs with them, and drank brandy, and 
cracked jokes. 

13. And they even spake together of John, and his 
late deeds, nor did they for a moment suppose that the 
old miller before them was the veritable John. 

14. And John learned all that he cared to know, and 



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then he arose and took his ox-whip, and drove his 
wagon, and departed from the city. 

15. And when the Federals found out that the old 
miller was no other than John, whose surname is 
Morgan, they feared greatly ; 

16. And they doubled their guards, and commanded 
every miller and egg-peddler to be arrested. 

17. And John put on his uniform, and again took 
charge of his men, and set off on an expedition. 

18. And all men feared John, because of his 
cunning, and the many deeds he performed. 






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CHAPTEB LXVII 

THE EDICT OF EMANCIPATION. 

1. Now when the year of Jubilee was come, Abra- 
ham numbered the tribes that were in rebellion and 
arms against the Union, 

2. In the land of Texas, and the land of Arkansas, 
and the land of Louisiana, and the land of Mississippi, 
and the land of Alabama, 

3. Of the land of Florida, and the land of Georgia, 
and the land of the Carolinas, and the land of "Virginia, 

4. And Abraham proclaimed that the slaves of the 
tribes in rebellion should be free, and that the armies 
of the North maintain the freedom of them. 

5. And Abraham enjoined upon the Ethiopians, 
that they should do no violence to any man, except in 
necessary self-defense. 

6. And Abraham further declared that the Ethio- 
pians, who were freed, should be received into armed 



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service of the State, to garrison forts and positions and 
stations, and to man vessels of all sorts. 

7. And Abraham invoked the considerate judgment 
of mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God 
on the edict which he had written. 

8. Now the number of Ethiopians that were made 
free by the edict of Abraham was three millions and 
one hundred and nineteen thousand and three hundred 
and four score and ten souls. 

9. Therefore there was great rejoicing in the loyal 
North, and the Ethiopians gathered together in great 
meetings. 

10. And there was shouting and singing and speech- 
making, and the beating of drums and the firing of 
cannon. 

11. And many cheers were given for Abraham, and 
for Horace, and for Garrison, and for Cheever. 

12. And many contrabands went up to the temples 
and gave thanks and sang praises. 

13. And one arose in the midst of the temple, and 
lifted up his voice and prayed, saying, 

14. " We 'seech thee, O Lord ! to 'member de 



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Union army, support dem on de right and left to carry 
on dy work; 

15. Go before dem like de burning lamp. 'Mem- 
ber de President, de sea sailors and de Ian' trabblers ; 
'member me de meanest ob dem all. 

16. Write us a tu-ket, oh Lord, an' gib us free ad- 
mission to heabeen. Amen." 



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CHAPTEE liXVIII. 



GREENBACKS. 



1. When Abraham and his counsellers knew how 
great was the expense of the war, and how the gold 
and treasure of the nation were spent, and that much 
money was needed to pay the soldiers and the sailors 
and the artificers and the husbandmen and the 
shoulder-strappers. 

2. A wise man named Salmon arose and said, 
Father Abraham and all ye counsellors, behold I had 
a dream, aud the spirit of the Lord enlightened me, 
and revealed unto me what should be done, and if ye 
will I will recount unto you this heavenly direction. 

3. Then Abraham said with a loud voice, Salmon, 
speak on, and the counsellors said, Amen. 

4. Then Salmon opened his mouth and spake • 

5. Lo, in the depths of the night a new intelligence 
was given unto me, so that I understood divine sayings 



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6. And a voice called unto me, saying, Salmon, 
Arise, get thee into the District of Columbia, and 
cause to be engraved many likenesses both of Abraham 
and of thyself. 

7. And let the likenesses be printed on strong 
papers about seven inches and a half long and about 
three inches and a quarter wide. 

8. And let there be engraved also and printed on 
the papers figures and marks, and letters and signs 
and symbols, so that no man can make any thing like 
unto them. 

9. And let the name of Chittenden be printed on 
each paper, and the name also of Spinner in characters 
that no man can read and no man can write. 

10. And let these papers be printed with green ink, 
and let them be called greenbacks. 

11. And the greenbacks shall stand for value, and 
be taken in payment for debts, and shall represent the 
nation's credit. 

12. And whosoever refuseth to take the greenbacks 
for payment of debt or to acknowledge their value, let 
him be unto you an outcast and a traitor. 

13. Now when Salmon ceased speaking, the wise 



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men and elders counselled together, even the wise men 
of the mighty Sanhedrim, 

14. And resolved that it should be as Salmon had 
dreamed. 

15. And they caused to be printed many likenesses 
of Abraham and of Salmon. 

16. And caused to be engraved also and printed on 
the papers figures and marks, and letters and signs 
and symbols, so that no man could make any thing 
like unto them. 

17. And caused the name of Chittenden to be 
printed on each paper, and the name also of Spinner 
in characters that no man could read and no man 
could write. 

18. And behold these papers were made and printed 
even as the Lord had directed Salmon in the dream, 
and they were called also greenbacks. 



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CHAPTER LXIX. 

NORTHERN PROSPERITY. 

1. Now when the greenbacks were scattered to the 
East and to the West, and to the North and to the 
South, 

2. And came into the hands of any man who would 
labor, that he might buy food and raiment. 

3. Behold great was the prosperity of the land, and 
glad were the hearts of the people. 

4. For even as the red blood of the heart giveth 
health to the body, making the limbs move with joy 
and the eye beam with gladness, 

5. So ran the rich steams of wealth through the 
Nation, giving new life to business and new zest to 
pleasure. 

6. For cities grew and waxed very great, and the 
land was overflowing with fatness. 



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7. And the people said, surely they of the South 
were false prophets who foretold that grass should grow 
in the streets of the Queen City. 

8. For we have been up and down through the 
streets thereof, even from Front street to Brighton, 
and from Mill Creek unto Pendleton. 

9. But nary blade of grass could we see in the 
streets and nary house vacant. 

10. But the noise of building is heard in every 
square, and no one in the whole city sitteth idle. 

11. The stalls of the merchants are filled with rich 
stuffs, and the ladies are dressed in silks and fine 
linens. 

12. The hands of the artificer are busy, the teacher 
gathereth many to hear the voice of his instruction, 
and the Priests sjoeak unto mighty congregations. 

13. Sing, oh ye people ! and let not the voice of 
thanksgiving be withheld, for great is the prosperity 
of the nations, and mighty is the power ther«of. 



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CHAPTER LXX 



NEGRO TROOPS. 



1. Now after the edict of Abraham had gone out, 
many Ethiopians fled from the land of Dixie, and 
came and took refuge in the tents of Abraham. 

2. And arms were put into their hands, and cap- 
tains were placed over them, who should set them in 
battle array, and lead them against the Rebels, even 
against those who had been their masters. 

3. Now when the Ethiopians heard this they feared 
not, but they scratched in the midst of the wool which 
groweth upon the crown of their heads. 

4. And the white of their eyes shone like unto 
snow in the night, or like unto an onion that hath been 
newly pealed. 

5. Now many laughed when the rulers sent forth 
the Ethiopians, and they said surely this is a good joke, 



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for are not the contrabands a race of cowards, how 
then shall they contend with the chivalry of Dixie ? 

6. Nevertheless it came to pass that the Ethiopians 
fought bravely, and overcame even the chivalry and 
put them to shame. 

7. So that those who had laughed look grave, and 
said, truly are the Ethiopians a valiant people, and so 
we have always thought. 

8. Of a truth they fight even as tigers, and that 
this would be so we have always declared. 

9. Now when Jefferson knew that the Ethiopians 
were in arms against the Eebels, his wrath was 
kindled mightily, and he sent forth spiteful words, 
even as a rocket sends forth fire. 

10. And he made many terrible threats that the 
Ethiopians might be frightened, and cease from 
troubling the Eebels. 

11. But the Ethiopians heeded not Jefferson for 
his much speaking, but each man loaded his musket 
and did grin. 

12. And whatsoever Secesh came in their way they 
'went for,' and whomsoever they went for they 
"gobbled." 



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13. Now many Ethiopians went out on the gun- 
boats, and many were armed with spades and with 
shovels, and did build walls and make strong fortresses 
for a defense against the Eebels. 



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CHAPTEE LXXI 



RUNNING THE BLOCKADE. 



1. Now wars increased and multiplied greatly, so 
that there was no day passed that there was not a skir- 
mish or a battle. 

2. And many were the fights by sea and upon the 
rivers, for great vessels of war were upon the deep and 
upon the rivers of water. 

3. Strong fortresses were builded upon the shores 
of the rivers, and mighty engines of war were placed 
thereon, even great cannon. 

4. So that no boat could pass up or down, lest they 
should be demolished and sunken, for the noise of the 
cannon was like unto thunder, and the stroke of its 
ball like unto the thunder -bolt. 

5. Now there were strong fortifications upon the 
Father of Waters, even round about the city of Vicks- 
burg, and there were great cannon placed thereon. 



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6. And there was a boat, the name whereof was 
the Queen of the West, and Colonel Ellet was the 
commander of it. 

7. Now the crew of the Queen of the West wero 
brave and not fearful, and the commander said, Let 
us sail by the batteries that are upon the shore, even 
by the strong forts of Yicksburg. 

8. And it was done according as Ellet had spoken, 
but after this, was the vessel taken by the Rebels. 

9. And there was another gunboat, the name of 
which was the Indianola, and the name of the com- 
mander was Brown. 

10. And it came to pass, that a certain Admiral, 
who is called Porter, said unto Brown, Thou also mayst 
pass the batteries of Yicksburg, even as did Ellet 
the Colonel. 

11. Now Brown did as Porter had commanded, 
and as the Indianola went past, lo ! eighteen guns were 
fired upon her from the batteries of the Rebels, but 
no harm came unto her. 

12. But it came to pass that the Indianola was 
captured, and fell into the power of the Rebels. 



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13. Now Porter had seen that while the vessels of 
the North were sailing by the batteries of Vicksburg, 
that five of the great guns of the enemy exploded in 
firing. 

14. Therefore Porter said, I will make a boat in the 
likeness and the image of a Monitor. 

15. And the foundation thereof shall be an old coal 
barge, and for smoke stacks she will have pork 
barrels piled one upon another, and for quarter boats 
two old canoes. 

16. And her furnaces shall be of mud, and shall 
send forth black smoke and not steam. 

17. And peradventure when I shall have made this 
vessel and pushed it into the stream, and it shall float 
by the batteries, they will fire also uj>on it, and burst 
other guns. 

18. Now Porter did even as he had thought in his 
heart, and behold when the boat which he had made 
floated away, 

19. The batteries of Vicksburg opened with a 
mighty dm, so that the earth trembled, and the shot 
fell thick as the leaves in the Autumn. 

20. But the false Monitor escaped unharmed, and 



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sailed on and came nigh unto the place where the 
Indianola was. 

21. Now when the Rebels who had taken the In- 
dianola saw the boat coming, they were sore afraid, 
and cried out, Lo, a turreted monster cometh. 

22. And they said, let us destroy the Indianola 
that she be not recaptured, and let us sail away with 
all haste, for full surely will destruction come upon us. 

23. For of a truth there is no escape from a tur- 
reted monster, and in swift flight alone is there a 
shadow of safety. 

24. So they destroyed the Indianola by powder and 
by fire, and escaped away out of the reach of the tur- 
reted monster. 



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CHAPTEE LXXII 



BREAD RIOTS, 



1. Now there was great destitution in the land of 
Dixie, for many of the fields were laid waste, and mer- 
chantmen brought no supplies from afar for fear of the 
ships that Abraham had sent upon the sea. 

2. And there arose a famine in the land, and the 
famine was grievous unto the people, so that they 
clamored for bread, 

3. Saying unto the Eulers and the rich men, givo us 
to eat or we perish, both we and our little ones. 

4. And they arose in many cities, and cried out 
mightily, saying, we will have whereof to eat. 

5. Now Eichmond was a proud city, and full of sin, 
even like unto Babylon of old, or like unto the cities 
of the plain. 

6. For, in that city, Jefferson had his throne, and 
his wicked ministers dwelt there. 



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7. And some said, surely, Richmond is the main 
gates of Hell, and the black entrance thereof; but 
others said, nay, of a truth, Charleston is the main 
gate, but Richmond is the trap-door that leadeth unto 
darkness, and unto the place of brimstone. 

8. And the famine prevailed in Richmond, and the 
poor arose, crying for bread, saying, give unto us meat 
this day, or we perish. 

9. And about three hundred women gathered them- 
selves together in the streets, and seized bread, and 
meat, and flour, and whatsoever was good for food, or 
for clothing. 

10. Now, when the stores were fast closed, and the 
windows barred, and the doors bolted with strong 
bolts, 

11. The women seized axes, and hatchets, and broke 
the doors, and burst the bars asunder, and entered in 
the houses, and did eat, and gave unto their little ones. 

12. Then came forth the City Guard, with fixed 
bayonets, and threatened the women, and said, if ye 
go not to your homes, ye shall surely die. 

13. And they laughed at the Guard, and answered, 



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saying, hunger cuts more keenly than a knife, and 
starvation is sharper than a bayonet. 

14. Then arose the Governor of the tribe of Vir- 
ginia, even Governor Letcher, who was a mighty man, 
and had not tasted hunger. 

15. And he reviled those that were hungry, saying, 
it is a shame unto you, and a disgrace unto the city. 
Go ye, therefore, unto your houses, and what matter 
is it if ye be hungry. What is hunger? Hunger 
hurteth not me. Ye are fools, and sinful, that ye com- 
plain of this thing. 



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CHAPTEE LXXIII. 



VANCE S APPEAL. 



1 Now there was great want in the land of North 
Carolina, insomuch that the people feared starvation. 

2. And the Governor of the people of that land, 
who dwelt in the Capital City, even in the City of 
Raleigh, sent forth a message to the planters of the 
land, 

3. Saying, lo ! provisions fail so that there is little 
to eat, and none to spare, for many have consumed our 
substance, but there is none to replenish. 

4. Without bread the soldier hath neither strength 
nor courage, and how shall our armies subsist unless 
>ve send them provisions. 

5. The sword and the spear are a defense against 
the Yankees, but against the famine who can contend ? 

6. Plant ye, therefore, and sow, that in due time ye 
may gather an abundant harvest, that starvation come 



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not upon us, and our armies disband, because of fierce 
hunger. 

7. But plant ye no cotton, and no tobacco, for tlieso 
things are not to be eaten. 

8. Let no man sow that he may reap great gain 
unto himself, but that he may save the land from de- 
struction. 

9. And let the magistrates see that no one useth the 
grain for distilling, but let it be made into bread for 
the starving. 

10. And let none take food by violence, for he who 
breaketh the law gaineth not bread, but much sorrow. 

11. And finally, oh Planters, I advise that ye gather 
yourselves together in council and determine what is 
best, that ye may act wisely. 

12. Now when the Governor had written this ap- 
peal he sent it forth to the tillers of the fields, and to 
all the people. 

13. And the people mourned, saying, how sad is 
our case, and how greatly have sorrows increased in 
our midst. 

14. Verily, the hand of God is against us, and surely 
the sins of our Eulers rise up in judgment against us. 



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15. O, that we were as in the days of our prosperity, 
that we might rest neath the protecting wings of the 
Union. 

16. For now we go forth with sorrow in the morn- 
ing, and at night we return to our dwellings with 
weeping, 

17. And the remembrance of the days that are gone 
cometh upon us, and we sigh for the day of peace, and 
the day wherein we shall be joined to the Northland, 
and when the North and the South shall be one people. 



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CHAPTER LXXIY. 

FORT SUMTER BOMBARDED. 

1. Now when many war vessels had been made 
ready and clad in iron, and armed with mighty cannon 
and manned by the bravest of the sons of the North. 

2. Behold Dupont goeth forth by the coasts of the 
South, and leadeth a squadron against the strong for- 
tresses that are over against Charleston. 

3. And these are the names of the vessels that 
were equipped for the fight, and that Dupont led under 
the battlements of the strong forts. 

4. The Weehawken and the Passiac and the Mon- 
taud and the Patapsco and the Ironsides and the 
Catskill and the Nantucket and the Nahant and the 
Keokuk. 

5. Now all these vessels were of great size and 
strength, and were clad in ribs of iron, and floated 
upon the sea like unto huge leviathans. 



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6. "When they came up the harbor, and nigh unto 
Sumter and near unto the many strong forts and bat- 
teries of the Eebels, a furious battle began. 

7 Mightily fell the hot storm of battle upon the 
valiant vessels of iron. 

8. One hundred and three score were the cannon 
balls that fell in one minute, and the balls that were 
shot by the Eebels were in all three thousand five 
hundred. 

9. And the weight of the balls was some one hun- 
dred, and some two hundred, and some three hundred 
and some four hundred pounds. 

10. Now the gunners that were upon the boats 
were strong men, and naked to the waist and grimed 
with powder. 

11. And they did load the guns with many pounds 
of powder, and did fire from the port holes of the iron 
clad boats, and their balls fell upon Sumter like 
thunderbolts upon a mountain. 

12. Now went the Keokuk forth from the rest of 
the fleet and sailed near unto Sumter, and immediately 
the guns of the rebels were turned upon her. 

13. And tons of iron rattled upon her, and ninety 



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times was she struck, and nineteen rents were made in 
her armor of iron. 

14. And not until then did the Keokuk withdraw 
herself from the battle, and as she sailed slowly away 
she shouted a farewell of fury from the black mouth 
of her cannon. 

15. And the Keokuk sunk in the midst of the sea, 
and behold all the vessels departed, for they were not 
able to batter down the strong fortresses of Chariest ,n. 






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CHAPTER LXXY. 



UNION MEETINGS. 



1. In those days there were evil spirits abroad in 
the earth, "who took to themselves the forms of men, 

2. Rut because of their likeness unto serpents, they 
were called Copperheads, and they were a great evii 
in the land. 

3. They were otherwise called Rutternuts, and 
some called them Secession sympathizers, and others 
called them Anti-war-men. 

4. Now when the soldiers, who were in the field 
heard of these Copperheads, and of their sedition, they 
were wroth, 

5. And sent word unto the faithful who remained 
at home, .that they should rebuke the Copperheads, 
and if the Copperheads ceased not to hiss they should 
count them as outcasts and as traitors. 



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6. So the faithful of the North called great meet- 
ings in the chief cities, and wise men arose in the 
midst of the multitudes, and rebuked the Copperheads, 

7. And spake well of the soldiers and of the Cap- 
tains, and of the deeds of the Sanhedrim, 

8. And acknowledged Abraham as the Ruler of the 
land, and entreated the people to cherish the Union 
and to love the flag of the Nation. 

9. And great multitudes leagued themselves to- 
gether, and sware unto one another that they would 
sustain the laws of the Nation, and stand by the army. 



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CHAPTER LXXYI. 

CHANCELLORVILLE. 

1. Now Eurnside ceased to be commander of the 
Army of the Potomac, and Joseph, who is also called 
Hooker, became leader in his place. 

2. Now Hooker was a mighty warrior, and had 
achieved great things, whereof the whole world knew, 
even so that he was called " Fighting Jo." 

3. Now, Jo, said to himself, hath not George striven 
to conquer the host of Lee, and hath not Burnside once 
and again gone forth to do this thing. 

4. Yet have they failed in this, but I will not fail, 
for I think I am the one man reserved by Providence 
to destroy the great army of Lee. 

5. So Hooker went forth with a great multitude of 
soldiers and officers, and crossed over the river Rap- 
pahannock, and put the battle :n array nigh unto the 

city which is called Chancellorville. 
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6. Now Chancellorville is a city of one house, and 
is distant from Fredericksburg about four leauges. 

7. And he sent forth a valiant horseman named 
Stoneman, with three thousand picked men, and com- 
manded him to ride forth beyond the army of Lee, and 
to spoil the country, and burn the bridges, and tear up 
the railways, 

8. So that no provisions could be brought to the 
Rebels from Richmond, and so that the Rebel army 
would be compelled to fight. 

9. Now began a fierce battle, and it continued three 
days, and many were put to the point of the bayonet, 
and many were shot. 

10. And Hooker and his army withdrew from the 
fight, and crossed the river, and returned even unto 
the place from which they had gone forth. 

11. Now it was seven days from the time when 
Hooker started across the Rappahannock, until the 
time he came back unto the place from which they had 
gone forth. 

12. And Hooker said, lo ! I have gained a great 
victory. Rut Lee said, also, the victory is plainly 
unto us. 



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13. And the people murmured again, and said, old 
Joe braggeth, but his words come to naught. Give us 
a man of fewer words to lead our armies to battle. 



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CHAPTEE LXXYII 



1. Now when Stoneman had gone out, as he had 
been commanded, to spoil the country of the enemy in 
the land of Dixie, 

2. He rode with great speed, and came near unto 
the City of Eichmond, even within two miles of the 
City. 

3. And the soldiers that were with him scattered 
themselves to the East, and to the West, and to the 
North, and to the South, 

4. And destroyed bridges, and culverts, and ferries, 
and wagons, and trains of cars, 

5. And broke railroads, and canals, and burned 
canal-boats, and stations, and store-houses, and supply 
trains, and depots, 

6. And captured horses and mules, and three hun- 
dred prisoners of war. 



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7. And visited many towns, and liberated many 
Ethiopians, and returned safe unto the place from which 
they had departed. 

8. Now the houses that Stoneman, and the cavalry 
that was with him, destroyed were one score and two, 
and the culverts were seven, and the bridges were five. 

9. And the wagons that were destroyed were an 
hundred and one score and two, and the horses cap- 
tured were two hundred, and the mules one hundred 
and four. 

10. And the towns that the cavalry visited were 
one score and five, and the Ethiopians liberated were 
an hundred and two score and ten. 

11. Now the Ethiopians rejoiced greatly when they 
saw the horsemen draw nigh to liberate them, and they 
cried out, Behold, our deliverers come. 

12. And many lifted up their voices and gave 
thanks that ministers had been sent to deliver them 
from bondage. 

13. JSTow the land through which Stoneman rode, 
had been a land of milk and of honey, and in times 
past it had been full of richness. 



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14. But the desolation of war had compassed it, and 
the glory of it had departed. 

15. The store of the merchant was empty, and the 
shop of the workman was like unto a ruin, and the 
dwelling places of the people were vacant. 

16. Men had ceased to go up to the temples to wor- 
ship, and the fear of famine was in the minds of the 
people. 

17. For the sins of the land had brought all this 
upon them, that they might repent and turn again unto 
righteousness. 



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CHAPTEE LXXYIII. 

VALLANDIGHAM. 

1. Now, chief among the Copperheads, was one 
Clement, whose surname was Yallandigham, who 
dwelt in the city of Dayton, in the vale of the Eiver 
Mad. 

2. And Clement was crafty, and full of wiles, and 
full of all wickedness, insomuch that Lucifer made him 
chief over all the Copperheads, and ruler over the hosts 
of the Butternuts. 

3. Now it came to pass that Clement went about 
speaking evil things of Abraham, and of the great Cap- 
tains that Abraham had placed over the armies. 

4. But when Burnside heard these things he was 
wroth, for he abhorred the name of a traitor, and de- 
lighted greatly to bring Copperheads unto sorrow. 

5. And Burnside said, verily this Copperhead utter- 
eth seditious words, and lieth unto the people. 



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6. Moreover, hath he not violated the order which 
I gave unto the people, even order 38, and shall he not 
suffer for this thing ? 

7. Hath not Abraham given all power into my 
hands, that I shall do whatever thing I please with the 
Copperheads ? how, then, shall this chief of the Butter- 
nuts go unpunished? 

8. And Burnside called a troop, and commanded 
them, saying, Go ye into the city of Dayton, which 
lieth in the vale of the Eiver Mad, 

9. And draw nigh unto the house of Clement, the 
Copperhead, and knock upon the door thereof, and if 
Clement cometh not out unto ye go pher him, 

10. And bring him unto the Queen City, that he 
may answer before me for that which he hath sjDoken. 

11. Now the troop went forth, as they had been 
commanded, and came unto the dwelling of Clement, 
and knocked at the door thereof, and said, Come forth. 

12. But Clement thrust his head out of the window 
and spake bitterly, saying, I will not come forth. And 
he fired upon the troop with his pistol. 

13. Then the Captain of the troop remembered that 



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Burnside had said, If he will not come out, ye shall 
go pher him. 

14. So the Captain gave command unto the troop, 
and they brake the door, and Clement they went for. 

15. And after these things, Clement was tried be- 
fore a great council in the Queen City, and condemned 
for his much evil speaking, and Burnside commanded 
that he should be cast into prison. 



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CHAPTER LXXIX. 

MORE ABOUT CLEMENT. 

1. !Now when Abraham heard that Clement had 
been condemned to be cast into prison, he had com- 
passion on him, for Abraham was slow to anger and 
plenteous in mercy. 

2. And Abraham said surely my servant Burnside, 
hath dealt hardly with Clement, but I will not that 
Clement be cast in prison, for prison will be grievous 
unto Clement. 

3. And peradventure Clement will take cold if he 
lieth in prison, and if he taketh cold he will feel bad. 

4. And perhaps Mrs. Clement will feel bad also, if 
Clement goeth to prison, and I would not that Mrs. 
Clement should feel bad. 

5. So Abraham commanded that Clement should 
not be sent to prison, but that he should go into the 
lai»d of Dixie, and make merry with his brethren. 



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6. And Clement departed and went into the land 
of Dixie, and abode there not many days. 

7. For his brethren received him not, but said get 
thee into a ship and go to the Province of Canada, and 
rest thee under the aegis of the British Lion. 

8. And it shall come to pass, that when thou stand- 
est on the border, and looketh over into the land of thy 
nativity, that the people of thy State shall say unto 
thee, Come and rule over us. 

9. Now Clement believed what his brethren spake 
unto him, and he entered into a ship and set sail, and 
came unto the Province of Canada, and sat down under 
the British Lion's aegis. 

10. And Clement sitteth there to this day, looking 
over the border, and waiteth for the people to say unto 
him, Come and rule over us. 



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CHAPTEE LXXX. 



PORT GIBSON. 



1. Now Ulysses overcame the Eebels in every con- 
flict, and went against them like a devouring flame. 

2. And thousands flocked unto the standard of his 
army, and followed him into the battle, and his praise 
was in the mouths of the multitude. 

3. Now Ulysses went forth with power and with 
might, to conquer the strongholds of Yicksburg, and 
to enter the city, and to take captive those that were 
therein. 

4. But he came upon an army of Eebels, nigh unto 
a place called Port Gibson, and he set the battle in 
array against them. 

5. And it was about the eighth hour, and the fight 
continued all that day, and it was fierce and bloody. 

6. And of the Eebel force there were eleven thousand 
men, who drew sword, and who fired gun, and of those 



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a great multitude were killed, and wounded, and many 
were also taken captive. 

7. And of the army of Ulysses not many were slain, 
but the soldiers rejoiced in the battle, and followed 
after the Eebels with might and with valor. 

8. Bat the Eebels fled, and came unto Vicksburg, 
and took refuge within the strong forts of the city. 

9. And Ulysses following after, pitched upon the 
plains to the south of the city, and gathered a mighty 
force unto him, 

10. That he might besiege the place, and bring the 
inhabitants thereof to starvation. 

11. About this time the forts of Grand Gulf were 
captured, for the war vessels of the North came against 
them. 

12. Now in these days there was great hope in the 
army of the North, and the Chief Priest, and the rulers, 
and officers, and the people, thought surely the end of 
the Rebellion draweth nigh. 

13. Yet they knew not that great battles were yet 
to be fought, and that many days of affliction *vere yet 
to be numbered. 



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CHAPTER LXXXI. 

JOHN BULL AND LOUIS NAPOLEON. 

1. Now Jonathan was the genius that ruled the 
destinies of the Yankee Nation, and unto him was 
given all power, so that even Abraham himself was his 

subject. 

2. And Jonathan took to wife a goddess, even the 

Goddess of Liberty, who weareth the starry banner, 
and ruleth with heavenly justice. 

3. And Liberty bare unto Jonathan Industry, and 
Intelligence, and Wealth, and Population, and Free 
Speech, and Eeligion, and many other sons and 
daughters. 

4. Now it came to pass that John, whose surname 
is Bull, and who dwelleth over the sea, and presideth 
over the destinies of the British, saw the warfare among 
the people of Jonathan 



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5. He opened his mouth and roared unto Jonathan, 
saying, " Hit his himpossible, oh Johnathan, to con- 
quer such hexcellent harmies. ' 

6. But Jonathan answered, and said unto John, 
Of a truth, nothing is impossible with us, my dear fel- 
low, for verily that is a word unknown to us Yankees. 

7. Then cometh the Emperor of the French unto 
John, and boweth a low bow, and stroketh his mous- 
tache, and sayeth, 

8. Let us speak unto Jonathan, and command him 
that he withdraw his armies from enforcing the Eebels, 
for truly my people and thine are in great need of 
cotton, and of divers things from the Land of Dixie. 

9. But how shall we obtain these things, while 
Jonathan permitteth Abraham to blockade the ports 
of the ocean, and prevent the ships that they can not 
come forth unto us 

10. Moreover, is not Jefferson near unto thee, and 
doth not thy soul yearn to protect him and his people. 

12. Then answered John, Thou speakest true, oh 
Louis, but peradventure when we speak hunto Johna- 
than 'e will not 'ear us, but hanswer us shortly, hand 
tell us to 'tend to our business. 



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14. Louis answered, and said, If he do th s we will 
join together our war ships, and go forth, and compel 
him that he do this thing, even as we desire. 

15. Then John raiseth up his hands and cryeth, 
Verily, Louis, thou knowest not what thing thou ad- 
viseth, for as my soul liveth, I would not contend 
with the Yankee. 

16. For his gunboats are powerful, and his cannon 
are 'orrid, and there is no hinfernal hinstrument that 
he 'ath not hinvented. 

17. I remember his strength in the days of his 
childhood, and I cannot forget him in the days of his 
manhood. 

18. Now when Louis heard the words of John, he 
was much disappointed, and before he departed he 
spake once more, saying, 

19. If thou wilt not join me in this thing, oh John, 
let me entreat thee at least to promise that thou wilt 
yield no sympathy unto Jonathan, but let thy love be 
rather unto Jefferson, who is our friend. 

20. And John promised with many oaths that he 
would love Jefferson, ar d hate Jonathan. And he did 
according as he had promised. 



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21. Howbeit Jonathan cared little, but said unto 
himself, If John wisheth to love Jefferson he may, but 
if John intermeddleth with the plans that I have made, 

22. Perhaps I may sail over the ocean with a small 
fleet, even a few of the gunboats that I have made. 

23. And, peradventure, I will carry away the Island 
whereon John dwelleth, and cause it to be set down in 
the place of Virginia, which hath become desolate. 

24. So who knoweth, but that in the hands of 
Providence and myself, England may be turned from 
the ways of the heathen, and learn to follow after 
righteousness. 



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CHAPTER LXXXII. 
grierson's splendid ride. 

1. Now there was a brave Colonel, whose name was 
Grierson, who was a commander of five hundred horse- 
men. 

2. And all these were valiant men, who feared no 

danger, but rejoiced in the din of war, and in the peril 
of conflict. 

3. Now Grierson called unto his men with a loud 
voice, and said, Let us go down into the midst of the 
Land of Dixie, even through the heart of Mississippi. 

4. And let us destroy the stores of the Eebels, and 
lay waste their fields, and cut uj) their railways, and 
do all manner of harm unto them, for they are our 
enemies. 

5. Now when the horsemen heard this they were 
glad, and sprang each man to his saddle, saying, 



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6. Lead us whithersoever thou wilt, for we will fol- 
low, and we will obey the words of thy v<tice. 

7. And they rode in sixteen days, even from La 
Grange, which is in the land of Tennessee, to Baton 
Kouge, which is in the land of Louisiana, and the whole 
distance was one score and nine leagues. 

8. And they destroyed many bridges, and culverts, 
and trains of cars, and depots, and locomotives, and 
railroads, and telegraphs, even as Stoneman had done 
in the land of Virginia. 

9. And when they drew nigh unto the river Pearl 
they made great haste, that they might come unto the 
bridge and cross over, for they feared the Eebels would 
destroy the bridge, for it was rumored that the Yankees 
were in the land. 

10. Now when they came unto the bridge, behold, 
the pickets of the Eebels had begun to tear the bridge, 
but the horsemen drove them away, and quickly re- 
paired the bridge, and passed over in safety. 

11. And they said, Surely the good Providence 
brought us to the bridge in time, that we should ac- 
complish that whereunto we are commanded. 

12. Now, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, 



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and about the seventh hour, they came to a certain 
ferry, but they could not cross the ferry, for the boat 
was on the other side of the stream. 

13. Then came down one of the tribe of Carolina, 
and spake unto them in the language of Dixie (for he 
knew not that they were Yankees), and asked if they 
would cross over. 

14. And one spake to the Carolinian, and answered 
him in his own language, saying, Behold, we are of the 
tribe of Alabama, and we would that thou shouldst 
send thy boat hither, that we may cross, even to the 
other side. 

15. Now the Carolinian was deceived, and he caused 
the boat to be brought over, and they did enter into 
the boat and cross over, every man. 

16. After this came five-and-thirty of the soldiers 
of Grierson, unto a place which is called Newton. 

17. Now the Captain over the five-and-thirty was 
a brave man, and fear had not entered into his heart. 

18. And this Captain said, Lo ! I will go unto this 
town and make its people captive. And he went up 
boldly and demanded the town, that they should sur- 
ernder unto him in the name of Grierson, the Colonel. 



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19. Now, behold, there were three thousand Rebel 
soldiers in that place, howbeit, the Captain knew it not 
at the first. 

20. So when the Commander of the Eebels said, 
Give us an hour that we may consider. The Captain 
replied, An hour I cannot give thee until I have coun- 
selled with the reserve, — them first must I see. 

21. And the Captain and those that were with him 
went away hastily, and returned, not that they might 
take the city, for they desired not to take captive three 
thousand Rebels. 

22. And the reserve of which the Captain had 
8£>oken was not, for the words he had used were a ruse 
by which he might escape. 



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CHAPTEE LXXXIII. 

GRAND CHARGE ON VICKSBURG. 

1. Now on the twenty-second day of the fifth 
month, which is called May, Ulysses commanded all 
his Generals that they should advance upon the city 
of Vicksburg, and storm it. 

2. And he wrote also to David, the servant of 
Gideon, that he should also fire upon the city with the 
mighty cannon of his gunboats. 

3. For David was Admiral of the Squadron of the 
Mississippi, and commanded the vessels that guarded 
the waters of the great Eiver. 

4. Now when the third hour had come, there was a 
terrible onset, and from that hour the noise of battle 
was like unto thunder. 

5. As the lion springeth upon his prey, so rushed 
the hosts of Ulysses upon the strong walls of the Eebels. 



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6. And the clashing of swords "was heard in the 
midst of the conflict, and the bursting of shells and the 
booming of cannon. 

7. And the voice of command rose o'er the din of 
the battle, urging the valiant heroes to break down the 
walls of the Eebels, and lay waste the strongholds of 
Yicksburg. 

8. And the gunboats of David ceased not to trouble 
the city, but sent forth from their great guns their 
swift balls of destruction. 

9. But when the evening had come, behold, Yicks- 
burg was not yet taken, and Ulysses commanded that 
the soldiers should withdraw them from the fight. 

10. And a great multitude had fallen in the battle, 
so that sorrow was great in the tents of Ulysses. 

11. And when the darkness of the night came on 
the rain fell, and gloom overshadowed the hearts of the 
soldiers, so that many lifted up voices of lamentation 
and mourning. 

12. And some were faint hearted and full of fear, 
and desired to depart away from before the strong city, 
for they hoped not that they should finally triumph. 

13. But Ulysses was stout of heart, and spake cheer 



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fully unto the soldiers, and said, Lo ! though we have 
not yet taken this stronghold of traitors, 

14. Yet will we surely prevail if ye have patience 
and valor, for now am I determined to lay siege to 
the city. 

15. And as my soul liveth, I will not abandon this 
work until Pemberton yieldeth, and until the city ac- 
knowledge that we are stronger than they. 

16. Now while Ulysses continued to lay siege to 
the city of Yicksburg, Nathaniel, who is also called 
Banks, drew nigh unto a place which is called Port 
Hudson. 

17. Now Port Hudson was a stronghold of the 
Eebels, and was upon a high place, even upon the 
banks of the Father of Waters, like unto the strong- 
hold of Yicksburg. 

18. And Nathaniel set his army in array against 
the batteries of the Eebels, and the charge of the sol- 
diers was like unto the sweep of the whirlwind. 

19. And many gunboats also fired upon the forts 
from the Eiver ; for an Admiral, who is called Farragut, 
had come up that he might assist Nathaniel. 

20. But when the battle had lasted many days, the 



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strong place had not fallen, and Nathaniel did even as 
Ulysses had done at the city of Vicksburg. 

22. For Nathaniel saw that the strong place could 
not be taken by assault, but that surely it would yield 
to the power of hunger. 



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CHAPTEK LXXXIY. 



ARBITRARY ARRESTS. 



1. Now it came to pass that when Clement had 
been arrested and many others both of the race of 
Copperheads and Butternuts. 

2. Because of their much speaking against Abraham 
and the acts that he had done, and because of the 
words which they said against joining the army. 

3. That a great multitude of Democrats were ga- 
thered together, even at the capital of the land of New 
York, which is called the Empire State. 

4. And when they had assembled themselves they 
appointed from their number some of the wisest who 
should write Eesolutions. 

5. Now these wise ones went out and wrote many 
sayings, and returned unto the meeting, and read all 
that they had written. 



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6. And the multitude were well pleased with the 
writing of the wise men, and they lifted up their 
voices and with one accord shouted " Bully." 

7. Now the sayings that the wise men had written 
in the Resolutions were pompous, and like unto those 
things, which — in the tongue of the vulgar — are gassy. 

8. And the wise men professed much love for the 
nation, nevertheless they said many hard things of 
works that Abraham had done, blaming him because 
he had permitted Clement to be arrested. 

9. For they said, truly Clement did not any overt 
thing, but spake only words of truth and soberness 
concerning Abraham and Burnside, neither did he do 
any treason. 

10. Which things are also proper to be spoken, for 
Daniel the Prophet hath said, surely " it is the ancient 
and undoubted prerogative of this people to canvass 
public measures and the merits of men." 

11. Now when the wise men had written these 
Resolutions, and many speeches had been made, they 
sent a letter unto Abraham, and enclosed therein the 
Resolutions. * 

12. When Abraham received the letter, he replied 



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unto the wise men, with words of honesty and candor, 
and showed the deceit of their hearts and their flimsy 
pretenses. 

13. For Abraham had searched the Scriptures and 
knew well how to take the crafty in his own net as 
well as to answer the fool according to his folly. 



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CHAPTER LXXXY. 

DEATH OP JACKSON. 

1. Now in the midst of the battles on the river 
Rappahannock, fell Jackson, who was also called Stone- 
wall, for he was like unto a bulwark and a strong 
defense unto his people. 

2. And there was none like unto him in all the 
land of the Rebels, for he was a just man and feared 
God and obeyed his commandments. 

3. Only in one thing did he sin against Heaven, 
and in one thing did the voice of the Evil One allure 
him. 

4. For he heard not the Gospel which commandeth 
to open the doors of the prison, and to let the captive 
go free. 

5. Nevertheless when he departed away out of the 
land of the living, his praise was in the mouth of all 



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people, both those whom he had led on to the battle 
and those with whom he contended. 

6. And the people in the land of the South mourned 
many days, putting on sackcloth and ashes, and weep- 
hig sorely for the loss of their leader, 

7. Crying aloud in the streets, who is like unto 
Jackson, and where shall we seek for another like 
unto him. 

8. For great was his skill, and his courage was as 
the courage of a lion; swift was he to pursue the foe 
but great was his love to his brethren. 

9. ]STow after this there was great despondency in 
the armies of the Eebels, for they found no leader like 
unto Jackson. 

10. And about this time there was a season of rest 
in all the armies, both of the Union and of Eebeldom, 

11. Except in the Army of Ulysses, which rested 
not, but labored both by day and by night to over- 
throw the strong walls of Yicksburg. 

12. But the Army of Eosecrans moved not in the 
land of Tennessee, and all remained quiet on the River 
Potomac, 



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CHAPTER LXXXYI. 

LEE INVADES PENNSYLVANIA. 

1. Now after all the armies had been quiet for many 
days, and the people began to inquire, one of another, 
What meaneth this great silence. 

2. Behold, there came a rumor that Lee had crossed 
over the River Potomac into the borders of the land 
of Maryland, and of the land of Pennsylvania. 

3. And great fear fell upon the people, and upon 
the President, and the governors, and the captains, and 
the horsemen, and the foot-soldiers. 

L And people gathered together at the corners of 
streets, and in all manner of places, and did frighten 
one another with horrible reports. 

5. And said, Who knoweth but that these Rebels 
will put us all to the edge of the sword, and consume 
our substance, and destroy our habitations, and eat up 
our children, and dig the bones of the pilgrim fathers 
from their graves, and burn them? 



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6. Who knoweth what city shall first fall into their 
hands, whether Harrisburg, or Philadelphia, or Wash- 
ington, or New York, or Boston ? 

7. Happy is Henry Ward, who saileth over the 
ocean, for surely would he speedily perish by the hands 
of these Eebels. 

8. Woe now unto Horace, and Wendell, and Cheever, 
and woe unto those who write for the " Atlantic." 

9. Woe unto the Priests of the "New York Inde- 
pendent," and unto all who preach the doctrines of 
Emancipation. 

10. Thus cried the people in their fright and in 
their great consternation, but the Copperheads rejoiced 
and were glad, for they loved the Rebels. 

11. And John Bull laughed a mighty laugh, and 
thought, Surely the signs of the times are bright, for 
if the Rebels shall begin to prevail over Jonathan, then 
will I do as Louis hath advised, and go to fight with 
the Yankees. 

12. But not until the danger is well nigh passed 
will I go, for I have no pleasure in thoughts of a battle 
with Jonathan. 



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CHAPTEE LXXXTII. 

THE CALL FOR MILITIA. 

1. "When Abraham knew that the Eebels drew nigh 
unto the cities of the North, he straightway wrote an 
edict, 

2. Calling upon the people that they should send 
forth men to the defense of the Nation. 

3. And the number of souls that Abraham desired 
was one hundred thousand, who should hasten with 
all speed to repel the invader. 

4. From the land of Maryland ten thousand, and 
from the land of West Yirginia ten thousand, and from 
the land of Ohio thirty thousand, and from the land of 
Pennsylvania fifty thousand. 

5. And Abraham declared that these should be 
mustered forthwith into the army, and be armed, and 
equipped, and prepared for battle in no time, and serve 

for six months in volunteer service. 

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6. And on the same day that Abraham sent forth 
his edict, so also did the Kuler of the tribes of Penn- 
sylvania send forth his edict, so also did David, who 
was Kuler of the tribes of Ohio, send forth his edict, 
and so also did many others send forth their edicts. 

.Furthermore, Abraham said, Surely things can not 
prosper unless the Chief Captain of the Army of the 
Potomac is changed, for lo ! it hath been more than a 
week since my servant Hooker hath been Chief 
Captain. 

8. So Abraham caused Meade to be Chief Captain 
in the place of Joe, whose surname is Hooker. 

9. And it was heralded to and fro in the land that 
Meade had been made Chief Captain over the great 
Army. 

10. Now when the people read in the Dailies that 
Abraham had made Meade to be Chief Captain, they 
said, Who is this man, and whence cometh he ? 
Verily, we know not the name? 

11. But when they read the pretty sayings that 
Meade had written when he became Chief Captain, 
and knew the modesty of his words, and that he 
boasted not as Joe had boasted, 



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12. They said, Peradventure, he will do much better 
than Joe — and if he do not, verily he will not do less 
than George. 

13. So they were satisfied, and all men prophesied 
that Meade should do mighty works, and, peradven- 
ture, drive the Eebels out with great slaughter, and 
free the tribes of the land of Pennsylvania, and of the 
land of Maryland, from devastation and from ruin. 



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CHAPTER LXXXYIII. 

THE K. G. C. 

1. When it had been commanded by Abraham, and 
by the great Sanhedrim, that a great conscription 
should take place, and that officers should go about 
and enroll the names of the young men of the land, 

2. Both those that had taken to themselves wives, 
and those who had not yet come to the years of wisdom 
and discretion, but had reached a certain age. 

3. Behold, many banded themselves together, say- 
ing, We will not give our names to these men, and we 
will not enroll ourselves in the army of the North. 

4. So they went about to kill those who had been 
appointed to enroll the names of the young men. 

5. And some they slew secretly, and others they 
fell upon with a mighty power, and with great num- 
bers, and murdered. 



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6. Now they who had thus banded themselves to- 
gether called themselves Knights, even Knights of the 
Golden Circle, and they said, We will not serve our 
country, nor respect the laws thereof. 

7. Now the Knights of the Golden Circle were of 
the race of Copperheads, and of the tribes of the 
meanest Butternuts. 

8. And they dwelt in the low places of the South 
of the land of Hoosiers, which is called the Pocket. 

9. And in the darkness of Egypt, which is in the 
South, of the land of the Suckers, 

10. And in divers provinces and towns, where 
whiskey aboundeth, and the light of knowledge hath 
not dawned. 

11. Now there was one Oliver, whose surname was 
Morton, who was Chief Euler of the land of the 
Hoosiers. 

12. And Oliver was a just man, and ruled his peo- 
ple wisely, and loved God, and eschewed the Butter- 
nuts. 

13. And a great feud arose between Oliver and the 
Knights, and it came to pass that Oliver's wrath was 
kindled against the Knights, and he caused many of 



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them to be seized and dealt with according to their 
sins. 

14. And Lewis, also, who is called Wallace, sought 
after the Knights, that he might slay them, for Lewis 
was not to be fooled with. 

15. And Burnside, also, continued after this vicious 
people, like unto a stick that is sharpened; and it came 
to pass that the Copperheads entered into their holes, 
and the Knights became scattered. 



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CHAPTEE LXXXIX. 



GOOD WORKS. 



1. It came to pass that, when many of the soldiers 
of the Armies of the North had sickened of divers dis- 
eases, or were j)rostrated from the wounds which they 
received in battle. 

2. So that the Hospitals were filled with the suf- 
fering, and the pestilence walked in the midst of the 
camps, 

3. The people of the North gathered themselves 
together in meetings and counselled one with another, 
devising how they should give comfort unto their 
brethren who suffered. 

4. And they called these meetings, "Soldiers' Aid 
Meetings," because they were held for the good of 
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5. Now the Soldiers' Aid Societies grew and multi- 
plied exceedingly, and were established in every 
village and town and city of the land. 

6. And they collected together provisions of all 
kinds, and soft clothing and bandages to bind up 
wounds, and healing salves to anoint the sores of the 
wounded. 

7. All these things they sent forth to the camps, and 
the fields of battle, and the hospitals, and to whatso- 
ever places the sufferers were. 

8. Moreover, they sent books that the soldiers might 
read, and papers to gladden their hearts, and many 
letters full of glad tidings from home, and of cheerful 
sayings. 

9. Now foremost in all good works were the 
churches, for they remembered the teachings of Him 
who went about to do good. 

10. And many who before had reviled the churches, 
saying, "they are filled with hypocrisy and all manner 
of sin, were inclined kindly unto them, and forgot 
their former bitterness. 

11. For they saw that the churches followed after 
the true spirit of righteousness, and did those works 



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of goodness and brotherly love, which the Scripture 
commandeth. 

12. But none of the works of love that were done 
were like unto the toils of the women, for they ceased 
not night nor day to do deeds of compassion and 
patience. 

13. And men said, Behold the marvellous works 
of love that woman hath done. Let us speak her 
name with reverence, and let her character be lifted 
up in the Nation. 



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CHAPTER XC, 



SPECULATION. 



1. .Now great multitudes departed from the wor- 
ship of the true God, and fell down and worshipped 
Mammon. 

2. And some offered up unto this false God, Honor, 
and Conscience, and Good Faith, and Country. 

3. And many waxed rich, even on the sorrows of 
the people, and did coin gold, even from the blood of 
the soldier. 

4. And many who were in high places sought how 
they might receive great gain, by the selling of honor. 

5. And the temple of Mammon was set up, even in 
the midst of the Capitol City, and the statue of Mam- 
mon rose above the statue of Liberty, which standeth 
on the dome of the Capitol. 

6. And the great Eulers said, Behold, are not all 



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corrupt, and shall we not also become corrupt, — are 
we better than other men, or why should we forbear to 
do sin for the sake of a mere name ? 

7. So it came to pass that the Eulers were corrupted 
by their own evil thoughts, and they who were ruled 
were corrupted by their masters. 

8. For the Eulers are the head of the fountain, and 
the People are the stream, and if the head of the foun- 
tain is corrupt, how shall the stream be pure ? 

9. Give ear, oh ! Extortioners, and all ye who buy 
that ye may sell again, and greatly multiply your 
profits. 

10. For the day cometh when your ill-gotten gain 
shall perish out of your hands, and the sweetness of 
the cup of richness shall be bitter as the apples of 
Sodom. 

11. For the eye of Justice sleepeth not, and the ear 
of God heareth the secret bargain that ye make in the 
cunning of your deceit. 

12. The blood of the slain cryeth to Heaven from 
the field of battle, and the moan of the hungry pierceth 
the ear of the Just Ono. 



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13. Ecjoicc in fruit of your falsehood, and buy wine 
with the wealth ye have stolen, but hope not for visits 
from Angels, or sweet meditations with He *ven. 



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CHAPTER XCI. 

PRIVATE ERING. 

1. Now Gideon was the Chief Ruler over the 
Navies of the land of Jonathan, and under him were 
placed many Captains, who sailed out upon the the sea 
in ships, 

2. To blockade the coasts of Dixie, and to do bat- 
tle with the ships of the enemies of Jonathan. 

3. And there were also gun boats, of divers forms 
and curious workmanship ; and these guarded the 
rivers, and the bays, and the coasts of the land. 

4. Now the gun boats wear mighty engines of war, 
and nothing like unto them, had been known before, 
since the world was. 

5. And it was these that made John Bull to fear, 
for he knew not how he could contend with such 
monsters of the deep. 

6. But, notwithstanding the great ships which Gid- 



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eon directed, and the mighty iron clad gun boats that 
had been made, the power of Jonathan prevailed 
not greatly at sea, as it did upon the land, 

7. For many pirates and bold robbers infested the 
sea, to destroy merchants' ships, and to rob, and to 
kill. 

8. Now chief among the sea robbers, was Eaphael, 
whose surname was Semmes, who had been a servant 
of Jonathan in the days of old. 

9. Now Eaphael had joined himself to the cause of 
the Eebels, and was made Commander of the craft 
Sumpter. 

10. And Eaphael did run the blockade, on tjie 
Eiver Mississippi, and escaped into the open sea, and 
followed after merchantmen that were unarmed, and 
robbed them, and burned them with fire. 

11. And the fame of Eaphael was spread through- 
out many lands, and his name became a terror unto 
those who went out in ships. 

12. Now, at length, the Sumpter was taken out of 
the power of Semmes, but he himself went free, and 
came to the land of England. 

13. And John Bull gave into his hands the ship 



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Alabama, and Baphael went again to sea, and burned 
more vessels, even ten whalers, and six merchantmen, 
and many small trading ships. 

14. And the people of Jonathan were sore vexed, 
that Eaphael was permitted to do these things and 
they complained much of the Navy, and of the Cap- 
tains of it. 

15. And Gideon was troubled in his spirit, and all 
the sea Captains and sailors were troubled that they 
could not take Raphe al, and deal with him according 
as, in their vengence, they desired. 

16. Now there were many other Pirates and Priva* 
teers on the sea in those days, and the warfare that 
they waged, was greater than the warfare of the Reg- 
ular Navy, over which Gideon did rule. 



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CHAPTEE XCII. 



THE FOREIGN ELEMENT. 



1. Now the tribes of the land of Jonathan were 
many, for they were gathered together from all nations, 
and tongues, and kindreds, and peoples, 

2. Even from the uttermost parts of the earth, and 
from all islands of the sea, and from every land upon 
which the sun shineth. 

3. But chief among the tribes that came from afar 
were the Celts and the Teutons. 

4. Now the Celts were diggers of the earth, and 
wielded the pick and the shovel, and were much skilled 
in the making of ditches and the wheeling of barrows. 

5. And they bare great love unto all manner of 
bad whiskey, whether Hot-gut, or Bust Head, or Trip 
Foot ; but they hated the Ethiopian, who, in their lan- 
guage, is called "nayger." 



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6. And they read not, neither did they wiite, nor 
did it enter into their hearts to conceive of the under- 
standing of Law and of Freedom. 

7. But they joined hands with the lovers of Clement, 
and drank much from the jug of the Butternut. 

8. Nevertheless, some inclined their hearts unto 
wisdom, and entered into the counsels of the faithful, 
and joined themselves unto the armies of Freedom, 

9. And went out to the battle, and won unto them- 
selves honor, and glory, and the praise of the people, 
and the blessing of Heaven. 

10. Now the Teutons loved not the Celts, but clave 
rather unto meerschaums and lager. 

11. Yet were they swift unto battle, and loud in 
the praise of the Eadical Captains, and down on slow 
men and conservative measures. 

12. And whatever things were not done according 
to logic Teutonic, they censured, saying, "Ah, das ist 
all hoompug." 

13. And the Teutons followed diligently the Gospel 
of John Charles, who is the husband of Jessie; for John 
was a Eadical after the most straitest sect, and Jessie 

had written "Der Leibgarde." 

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14. For the Teutons read books, and wrote much, 
and made speeches ; howbeit, some said they knew not 
the American spirit. 

15. And surely they imagine a vain thing, when 
they hope we will forsake all and go "fight mit Sigel." 

16. For the Leopard cannot change the color of his 
spots, nor the man his feelings — and much is plain 
unto the Teuton, and we cannot see it. 



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CHAPTEE XCIII. 

THE $300 CLAUSE. 

1. Now when the time drew nigh that had been set 
apart to cast lots to see who of the young men should 
go forth to the army, 

2. Many murmurs arose among the Copperheads, 
and the Butternuts, and the Traitors, and the Cowards, 
and those of the Celts who dwelt in the shadow of 
Clement. 

3. And some of the better sort raised the voice of 
complaint, saying, The statute that the great Sanhe- 
drim hath made is not just, 

4. For it provideth that he who shall pay three 
hundred greenbacks unto the Nation, the same shall 
be exempted from draft, neither shall he go forth to 
the battle. 

5. Therefore, it will come to pass that the rich will 



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not go forth, but will pay, every man, his thiee hun- 
dred greenbacks. 

6. But the poor man shall go in sadness of heart to 
the battle, for how shall he give that which he hath 
not to save him? 

7. But the Chief Eulers and the Expounders of the 
law gave answer, saying, Surely ye do err, not know- 
ing the spirit of the law, which is just unto all men. 

8. For the act of Conscription is right and just in 
all things, sparing the son of the infirm, and the aged, 
and the widow, and the brother of the orphan. 

9. And it is also just, that he who payeth three 
hundred greenbacks shall be exempted, that the busi- 
ness of the land shall not be broken and injured. 

10. For it is needful that some should supply the 
means whereby the war may continue, and those who 
labor at home uphold the arm of the soldier who 
fighteth. 

11. Moreover, the money that the Nation obtainetli 
from him who chanceth to pay for exemption, shall 
surely be used for the hire of soldiers, for this is the 
law. 



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12. And if there is a poor man among ye whom ye 
think ought not to go forth when he is drafted, but 
who hath not the greenbacks wherewith he may pur- 
chase exemption. 

13. Let the friends of such an one join together and 
pay, each one a portion, and make glad the heart of 
the poor man and his household. 

14. For blessed is he that giveth, and ye should 
thank the Wise Men of the Sanhedrim that they have 
made a just law, which enableth you to show forth your 
good works, 



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CHAPTEE XCIY. 



BLACK TROOPS. 



1. When the Ethiopians knew that they might go 
forth, even as a white man goeth, and enter into the 
army, and fight for the freedom of their people. 

2. They waited not, but came with all haste, both 
those who dwelt in the North, and the contrabands 
who had been in bondage. 

3. And they joined themselves into companies of 
tens, and of hundreds, and Captains were placed over 
them. 

4. And the troops of the Ethiopians multiplied ex- 
ceedingly, and they gathered in wrath against the 
hosts of the Eebels, even as dark clouds gather before 
a storm breaketh. 

5. And the Eebels were enraged greatly when they 
knew how the Ethiopians gathered against them, for 



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they had done the Ethiopians wrong, and them they 
both hated and feared. 

6. For they remembered the days of old, even the 
days of the great Ee volution, and the many battles 
that the Ethiopians had fought; 

7. The fights on the Lakes of Champlain and of 
Erie, and in the land of Florida, and at Schuylkill, and 
at Horse Shoe Bend, and Pensacola, and New Orleans. 

8. And the Rebels sware vengeance on such of the 
Ethiopians as they should take captive, saying, Let us 
sell them again into bondage. 

9. And they did even as they had sworn, and what- 
soever Ethiopian soldier fell captive into their hands 
they sold into bondage. 

10. But if the captive resisted the might of the 
Eebels, and refused to go into bondage, him they 
scourged with many stripes, until he yielded submis- 
sion. 

11. And if any captive yielded not submission when 
he was scourged, him they slew, for their hearts were 
hardened, even as the heart of Pharaoh. 

12. Now when it was known in the North that the 



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Eebels sold unto bondage the cajitives that they had 
taken from among the Ethiopians, 

13. And had also scourged them, and put them to 
death shamefully ; — the Eulers of the North said, 
"Verily, these things must not be so. 

14. But surely, if these Rebels do this wicked thing 
to our people, we will visit our vengeance upon them, 
and do violence to the captives that we have taken from 
the tribes of the lands of Dixie. 



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CHAPTER XC V. 

EAST AND WEST. 

1. Now the Devil spake unto the Copperheads of 
Egypt and of the Pocket, saying, Beholdj ye are foolish 
and blind that ye cleave unto the Yankees of the East; 

2. For, of a truth, the Yankees are well skilled in 
all manner of subtlety, and they plot against ye that 
they may gain great power, and rule over you. 

3. Seek ye, therefore, to separate yourselves fro_ 
them, and go not into their counsels any more, but 
make unto yourselves a distinct nation. 

4. And let the nation, that ye shall erect, be called 
the North-Western Confederacy, and I and my servant 
Clement will rule over it. 

5. Now the Copperheads of Egypt and of the Pocket 

were pleased with this thing that the Devil had said, 

and they told it unto the Knights, and the Knights 

also were well pleased. 
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6. Then goeth the Devil to the Army of the Cum- 
berland, and saith, Behold, oh soldiers, ye are mostly 
men of the West, and surely ye desire the prosperity 
of your country. 

7. Seek, therefore, to flee away from your tents and 
come unto the North-West, and join yourselves unto 
me, and unto Clement, and the Copperheads, and we 
will greatly magnify the North-West and create of it 
a new nation. 

8. And we will separate ourselves from the Yankees 
of the East, who are an abomination unto us. 

9. And surely it is a shame unto you also, that ye 
cleave unto the Yankees, for do they not despise your 
language and manners, and do they not revile ye in 
that your boots are not blackened ? 

10. Moreover, they fight not, but are cowards, and 
give unto you the heat and burden of the battle, but 
they themselves take the greenbacks. 

11. Come ye, therefore, out from among them, and 
ye shall have whiskey without money, and without 
price, and Abraham shall no longer be your Euler, but 
I myself will be your leader, and Clement also shall 
come and ass'st me. 



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12. Now when the soldiers heard what the Devil 
desired, there arose a great swearing, like unto which 
had not entered into the imagination of the Devil 

13. And the curses of the soldiers exploded like 
bombshells, and fell upon the Devil in hundreds of 
millions, so that he cried aloud, with a voice like unto 
thunder, 

14. Oh, that I were in the midst of the lake of 
burning, for the heat of these oaths is worse than 
fires infernal, and even seven times hotter than the 
hottest fires of Hades. 

15. And after many days, when the Devil recovered, 
so that he could come again unto the land of Egypt, 
he crawled in the midst of the Copperheads. 

16. And they spake unto him, saying, How is it 
with thee, Master, and what news bringeth thou from 
the army. 

17. And the Devil was silent, and the Copperheads 
were sore perplexed, and they spake again unto him 
saying, Master, speak unto us, and say how prosperetb 
our cause, and when shall the North-West become a 
new Nation. 

18. Then spake the Devil unto the Copperheads, 



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Go ye, every one, to his place, for fall surely is this 
new Nation played out. 

""9. And the Copperheads went away sorrowful, 
and came each one to his own place, and abode there. 

20. But the Devil went to Canada and took lodg- 
ings with Clement, even v ader the aegis of the Lion of 
Britain. 



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CHAPTER XC VI. 

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. — FIRST DAY. 

1. Now when the army of the rebels had passed 
over the river Potomac, and came and sat down at 
Hagerstown, which is in the land of Maryland : 

2 Meade also came forth to meet them at the head 
of the mighty army of the Potomac, 

3. And when Lee, who was the chief captain of the 
hosts of the Rebels, knew that Meade drew nigh, he 
commanded his officers that they should lead the sol- 
diers unto the borders of the land of Pennsylvania. 

4. And the two mighty armies came together nigh 
unto Gettysburg, which lieth to the south of the land 
of Pennsylvania and not far from the mountains that 
are called Blue Ridge. 

5. Now on the first day of the month, July, Rey- 
nolds, who led the advance of the army of Meade, came 
upon the front of the Rebels. 



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6. And Reynolds commanded his artillery that 
they should fire upon the Rebels and drive them back 
that they might feel the might of his power. 

7. Then began a fierce battle ; and lo Reynolds 
was slain ; for the rifles of the Rebels were deadly. 

8. Now when Doubleday, who was also a captain 
in the army of the north, saw that Reynolds was slain, 
he took command of the soldiers. 

9. And Howard also came to the field and led corps 
eleventh, which joined battle with the R-ebels also and 
fought with great fury ; 

10. And the battle raged with great fury, even 
until nightfall, and the ground was red with the blood 
of the valiant. 

11. Yet had neither array conquered on that day ; 
but the host of the north withdrew to the southward 
and were set in battle away upon the hill which is 
called Cemetery. 

12. And when midnight drew near Meade came 
unto the camp of the army and beheld all the line of 
battle that Howard had made ready for the morrow. 

13. And Meade approved of all that Howard had 



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done, and said it is well, and the host waited on the 
hill until morning. 

14. Now the line of battle which Howard had 
arranged was in the forni of a horse's shoe ; and the 
corps that were in the line were six corps. 

15. The corps of Slocum, and the corps of Howard, 
and the corps of Hancock, and the corps of Doubleday, 
and the corps of Sickles, and the corps of Sykes. 

16. And Meade placed himself in the center of the 
line, that he might direct the crder of battle and that 
he might the more easily behold the whole of the 
conflict. 



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CHAPTER XCYII. 

GETTYSBURG. — SECOND DAY. 

1. Now when the morning of the second day had 
fully come, all prepared themselves unto the battle, for 
strong were the foes that had met, and great was their 
courage and valor. 

2. But the day had well nigh passed, and the even- 
ing was at hand when the Eebels came forth to the 
conflict. 

3. Then marched forth Longstreet and Hill, mighty 
captains of the South, and they led forth forty and five 
thousand of the bravest of the Rebels. 

4. And they moved onward silent and steady, like 
unto a dark cloud when it moveth up the blue of the 
Heavens. 

5. And they fell mightly upon the corps of Sickle3, 
and forced them back slowly even as a mighty wind 
driveth a billow. 



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6. And the noise of the couflict was terrible, and 
the smoke of the battle was as of the burning of cities, 
and the ground was heaped with the dead and the 
wounded and dying. 

7. Now came Hancock and Sykes to the aid of the 
valiant Sickles, and joined the power of their arms to 
the might of his valor, but on swept the host of the 
Eebels, and the Northmen regained not their footing. 

8. Then came up the Twelfth Corps of Slocum, and 
the Sixth Corps of Sedgwick, who had come rapidly 
from far that he might join battle also with the Rebels. 

9. For Sedgwick had marched for thirty and six 
hours, and his soldiers were weary and would fain rest, 
but when they saw the tide of the battle and how dan- 
ger threatened the army, they said, " Lead us on to 
the conflict. 

10. And they came down like a whirlwind and 
drove back the Eebels even to the spot whence they 
had come forth. 

11. Now the battle raged until late in the night, 
and the victory was to the Army of Meade, for the 
Eebels were sore beaten and repulsed at all points. 



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CHAPTEE XCYI1L 

GETTYSBURG. — THIRD DAY. 

1. Now when the morning of the third iay had 
come, the battle was renewed, and on this day the 
soldiers of Slocum fell upon Ewell, and thus open the 
conflict. 

2. And the charges on both sides were fired, and 
all the forenoon the hot combat continued, and then 
the armies rested for a little space. 

3. Then began a mighty cannonade, the like of 
which had not been known in the nation, and it con- 
tinued three hours, and it was from a hundred of the 
guns of Lee against the hill whereupon were the hosts 
of Meade, 

4. And now came a great column of Eebels, and 
the Eebel Chief Armistead led them, and they dashed 
with great fury towards the brigade of Webb. 



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5. And when Armistead had halted a moment. 



that he might put his column in perfect an ay, so that 
he could more surely destroy the brigade of Webb. 

6. Webb cried with a loud voice unto his soldiers 
and commanded them that they should charge upon 
the enemy. 

7. And they fell upon the Kebels with fury and 
killed many, and made Armistead captive, and three 
thousand of the souls that were with him. 

8. Thus the battle was ended, and the victory was 
to the Army of Freedom, for the hosts of Lee came no 
more against the Army of the Potomac. 

9. And when the night had come the hosts of the 
Kebels withdrew and fled away toward Virginia, that 
they might escape away out of the land of the North. 

10. Now in the three great battles that were fought 
at Gettysburg, great numbers were slain, and multi- 
tudes were sore wounded. 

11. Of the great Chiefs of the army of the North, 
were slain, Eeynolds, and Zook, and Farnsworth, and 
Weed. 

12. And of the great Chiefs of the army of the 
North, were wounded, Doubleday, and Sickles, and 



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Hancock, and Butterfield, and Gibbon, and Webb, and 
Caldwell, and Warren, and Hunt, and Paul, a;id Bar- 
low, and Meredith, and Graham. 

13. Now Lee, when he had fled, came to the River 
Potomac, and made a bridge, and crossed over into the 
land of Virginia, and came unto his own place, even 
the stronghold of .Rebels. 

14. After these things many Copperheads were 
turned from darkness into marvellous light, for they 
had learned that the Rebels of the South respected 
them not above their neighbors, 

15. But plundered both Butternuts and men — 
neither did they spare the coward, because of his 
whining. 

16. Therefore, in those days flourished War Demo- 
crats, and the party of them waxed mighty, and spread 
through the length and the breadth of the Nation. 



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CHAPTEE XCIX. 

BRAGG RETREATS FROM CHATTANOOGA. 

1. Now when Eosecrans had been a long time rest- 
ing with the hosts that were with him, and the people 
began to wonder, saying, Why goeth he not out against 
the Eebels. 

2. For the army of Bragg had pitched round about 
Chattanooga, which is a goodly place, lying nigh unto 
the land of Georgia, and upon the Eiver Tennessee. 

3. Behold, there came tidings that the Army of the 
Cumberland had departed out of their camp, and 
marched to the southward. 

4. And some feared for the army lest it should go 
too far into the enemies country, and be cut off by 
Guerrillas. 

5. For in those days, Morgan and those who fol- 
lowed him, went about seeking whom they might 



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devour (for they had not yet came into the land of the 
Buckeye). 

6. But Eosecrans had sent forth spies and scouts, 
who, mounted on swift horses, and who took heed that 
no danger should come upon the army suddenly, and 
that it might not be taken unawares. 

7. Now when Eosecrans drew nigh unto Chatta- 
nooga, behold, the great host of the Eebels fled to the 
mountains and sought safety therein from the sword 
of the pursuers. 

8. Howbeit, many were taken captive, and the fame 
of Eosecrans was spread abroad through the land. 

9. Now the armies of the North prospered greatly 
in these days, and the people rejoiced in the victories 
which were achieved. 



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CHAPTER C 

VICKSBURG FALLS. 

1. On the day which is called the Sabbath of Free- 
dom, even the Fourth of July, which is sacred unto 
him who loveth his country, 

2. Ulysses looked forth from his tent, and behold 
one cometh with the white flag of submission, saying, 
Oh, Ulysses, we can hold out against thee no longer, 
and I am come from cur Chief to ask in his name a 
favor at thy hands. 

3. Then said Ulysses, Speak, and make known the 
desire of thy Chief, that I may judge of his request, 
and make answer unto him quickly. 

4. Then spake he who had been sent, saying, Our 
Chief willeth to surrender unto thee if thou wilt permit 
that his men may march out. 



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5. Then Ulysses gave answer, Surely no man 
marcheth out but as a prisoner of war ; — this say ye 
unto him who sent ye ; — but if your Chief surrendered 
himself and his men as prisoners unto me, no one shall 
be harmed. 

6. After these things, the Chief Captain of the 
Rebels surrendered both himself and his men prisoners 
of war unto Ulysses, and they marched out and gave 
up their arms unto Ulysses. 

7. And were paroled, every man, and then they 
departed away, and were scattered throughout the 
land of Dixie. 

8. And the number of prisoners that Ulysses pa- 
roled was about thirty and two thousand souls ; and of 
these were one Lieutenant-General, and four Major - 
Generals, and twelve Brigadier-Generals. 

9. And there were taken also at Vicksburg two 
hundred pieces of artillery, and forty thousand muskets 
and rifles, great store of clothing and munitions of 
war 

10. Now after this Ulysses Waited not, but sent 
forth a force to the assistance of Nathaniel that he 
might overcome Port Hudson. 



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11. And Hudson fell also, and many captives were 
ken, 
sword. 



taken, even six hundred thousand 60uls who drew 



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CHAPTER CI. 

THANKSGIVING PSALM. 

1. " Thanks be to God who giveth us the victory," 
for the arms of our people have triumphed, and the 
glory of Dixie is laid low. 

2. The proud hosts of Lee have been scattered, the 
stronghold of Yicksburg hath fallen, and the Rebels 
have fled at Helena. 

3. For the Lord has weakened the arm of the 
Slaver, but he hath given strength to the lover of 
Freedom. 

4. "Oh bless our God, ye people, and make tho 
voice of his praise be heard." 

5. Give thanks unto God, oh ye people, for he haUi 
blessed us graciously. 

6. Give thanks for brave Captains and soldiers, 
give thanks for wise Rulers and leaders. . 



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T am well acquainted with Dr. Schmucker, the author of the History A the 
Civil War, and know him to be a man of great mental power. He has attained 
high reputation in the literary world as a powerful writer. 

His History of the Civil War, thus far, is characterized by a lucid, animated 
and vigorous style. He is clear and yet condensed ; happy in his selections and 
groupings of events. 

lie has succeeded in giving the reader a full, connected and satisfactory (history) 
view of the rise and progress of the war. 

Those who desire to possess a book on this subject, of permanent value, and at 
ths same time of deep and thrilling interest, should subscribe for the work. — ■ 
8. 3precher, D.D., President of Wittembery College, Springfield, O. 

The author is well known as a historian of no ordinary merit, and works from 
his pen of this class have always been popular with the public on account of their 
reliability. The writer lias spared neither time nor labor to acquire the most 
authentic information in regard to all matters on which he treats, and although 
an impression seems to exist in the minds of a great many that it is an impossi- 
bility to get at the facts in reference to numerous events transpiring around us, 
in this wicked rebellion, a careful examination of this work will soon dispel all 
such doubts, and the reader will be satisfied that Dr. Schmucker has oveicome 
all the obstacles which tln-y imagined could possibly intervene, and has written 
a truthful and impartial history. — Wilmington Journal, Del. 

From the opening of the Secession guns upon Fort Sumter to the present time, 
the author gives a succinct account of the war, related with an impartiality that 
does houor to his genius, and ranks him high among the few capable historians 
of this country. 

Tne publisher has issued this work from the press in a style that does himself 
great credit in these days of high prices. The paper, press-work and binding, 
are tin xceptionable ; added thereto, are many steel plate engravings, and other 
illustrations, all enhancing the value of a book published at so low a price. We 
are sure every one of our readers will at once purchase a copy. — New York Sun. 

It is a beautiful volume, and handsomely illustrated by plates by Mr. Sartain. 
Upon examination we find it to contain a well written history of the events of 
the war, from its beginning until the departure of McClellan's army from tho 
Peninsula, after the battle before Richmond. His description of battles, sieges, 
&c, are written with a vivid and powerful pen. Indeed, the style of the whole 
work is remarkable for its extreme force, purity and elegance. We think Mr. 
Schmucker has here produced a master-piece of historical composition. — Phila- 
delphia City Item. 

The work is evidently written with much ability, and is the result of careful 
and extensive research on the part of the author. It possesses the high merit of 
probing the cause of events, showing the influence of one upon auether, and the 
relation between them. The descriptions of battles are extremely vivid and ex- 
citing. The style of the work is a model of elegant and correct composition, and 
compares favorably with that of the most advanced and popular historians. The 
biographical sketches of th ! chief heroes of the war are particularly interesting. 
— U. S. Business Journal, Phila. 

The author has evidently been diligent in his pursuit of information from au- 
thentic sources. His style of writing is neat and flowii g, without attempts at 
startling effects. — New York Tribune. 



TESTIMONALS.— ( Continued.) 

The work records tho events of the present rebellion, while they -are vividly 
impressed upon the public mind, and their true importance and relations best 
understood. — Philadelphia Ledger. 

The book has more than ephemeral merit, in being perfectly reliable as to 
names and dates, so far as we can judge, and gives a fair, impartial account of 
the war from its inception in the minds of traitors down to the close of the Penin- 
sular campaign. — New Haven Palladium. 

It is a very comprehensive and correct narrative of the events, both military 
and civil, which have led to and characterised the rebellion — Journal and Cou- 
rier, New Haven, Ct. 

The author has evidently devoted great labor to the production of this volume, 
carefully condensing a vast amount of official and other details, and throwing 
variety into his narrative by spirited sketches of the officers who distinguished 
themselves on both sides. — Phila. Press. 

We have examined, with considerable care, the various works recently pub- 
lished, purporting to be accurate histories of the present civil war. We have 
compared them with each other upon such points as are most important, and 
we do most cheerfully accord to the work now before us, superiority in many 
essential respects. — National Merchant. 

It is a thrilling history to read, and when these days of blood and war are 
passed, will be studied with the same mixture of wonder and of terror that we 
now feel in reading the story of our Revolutionary struggle, or any of the great 
tragedies of human history. — Evangelist, New York. 

The work is not got up as a temporary and ephemeral production, by an un- 
known and irresponsible author, but is the result of careful and elaborate study, 
by an experienced writer, of established reputation, and acknowledged ability.— 
Luther ian Observer, (Bait.) 

We would call the attention of our readers to the History of the Southern Re- 
bellion, by Samuel M. Schmucker, L.L. D., which seems to be well worthy of 
public patronage. It is a beautiful volume, and the author is well known as a 
historian of no ordinary merit. — Racine (Wis.) Advocate. 

We have thoroughly examined the work, and commend it to the careful peru- 
sal of all. Sparkling with rich, rare and racy incidents, full of valuable intor- 
mation, containing the fullest particulars, even to the most minute details of the 
rebellion up to the present time, replete with interest, censuring where censure 
is deserved, and applauding where merit is due, it is destined to become the most 
popular book of the times. Subscribe for the work, and our word for it you will 
not " buy a pig in a poke. 1 ' — Lancaster (0.) Gazette. 

We have before a copy of the History of the Rebellion, by S. M. Schmucker, 
LL,D., of Philadelphia. This we consider the most authentic, well and impar- 
tially written history of the war, which we have yet seen. The mechanical exe- 
cution of the work, the paper, binding and illustrations are excellent, the steel 
engravings being executed by that eminent engraver, Samuel Sartain, Esq., and 
the subject matter all that the author claims, presenting a clear, concise and 
truthful account of the causes which led to the rebellion, all the civil and mili- 
tary events of importance that have occurred down to the end of the Peninsula 
campaign, together with biographical sketches of the various Commanders and 
Generals, both naval and military, who were the most prominent actors in the 
scenes up to that time. We cheerfully recommend the volume to all our readers, 
believing they will receive a full equivalent for their money. — Watertown (Wis.) 
Democrat. 














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